What color is #A8E7E7?

#A8E7E7 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 #A8E7E7?

The RGB value is 168, 231, 231: 168 red, 231 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8E7E7?

The complementary color is #E7A8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8E7E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8E7E7 color

#A8E7E7 rgb(168, 231, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8E7E7 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 90.6% green and 90.6% blue (168, 231, 231).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 57% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.25:1).

#A8E7E7 color codes

HEX	`#A8E7E7`
RGB	`rgb(168, 231, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 90.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 57%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.6, -19.7, -6.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.6, 20.71, 198.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.143, 71.243, 86.221)`
Decimal	`11069415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8E7E7, 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 #A8E7E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8E7E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.25:1	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 #A8E7E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8e7e7; }
.text { color: #a8e7e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8e7e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 231 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8e7e7, #a8c8e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #A8E7E7?: #A8E7E7 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 #A8E7E7?: The RGB value is 168, 231, 231: 168 red, 231 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8E7E7?: The complementary color is #E7A8A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8E7E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.