What color is #A8E4E1?

#A8E4E1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8E4E1?

The RGB value is 168, 228, 225: 168 red, 228 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8E4E1?

The complementary color is #E4A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8E4E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8E4E1 color

#A8E4E1 rgb(168, 228, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8E4E1 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 89.4% green and 88.2% blue (168, 228, 225).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 53% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.85:1).

#A8E4E1 color codes

HEX	`#A8E4E1`
RGB	`rgb(168, 228, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 89.4%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 53%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 26%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.63, -19.53, -4.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.63, 20.08, 193.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.478, 69.245, 81.557)`
Decimal	`11068641`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8E4E1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A8E4E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8E4E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A8E4E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8e4e1; }
.text { color: #a8e4e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8e4e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 228 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8e4e1, #a8c9e4); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8E4E1?: #A8E4E1 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8E4E1?: The RGB value is 168, 228, 225: 168 red, 228 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8E4E1?: The complementary color is #E4A8AB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8E4E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.