What color is #A8F1EA?

#A8F1EA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A8F1EA?

The RGB value is 168, 241, 234: 168 red, 241 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8F1EA?

The complementary color is #F1A8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8F1EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8F1EA color

#A8F1EA rgb(168, 241, 234)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8F1EA is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 94.5% green and 91.8% blue (168, 241, 234).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 72% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.44:1).

#A8F1EA color codes

HEX	`#A8F1EA`
RGB	`rgb(168, 241, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 94.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 72%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 30%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 3%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.4, -23.95, -3.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.4, 24.25, 189.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.45, 77.173, 89.431)`
Decimal	`11071978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8F1EA, 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 #A8F1EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8F1EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.44:1	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 #A8F1EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8f1ea; }
.text { color: #a8f1ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8f1ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 241 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8f1ea, #a8d3f1); }

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Questions

What color is #A8F1EA?: #A8F1EA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A8F1EA?: The RGB value is 168, 241, 234: 168 red, 241 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8F1EA?: The complementary color is #F1A8AF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8F1EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.44:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.