What color is #A8F3E9?

#A8F3E9 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 #A8F3E9?

The RGB value is 168, 243, 233: 168 red, 243 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A8F3E9?

The complementary color is #F3A8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A8F3E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A8F3E9 color

#A8F3E9 rgb(168, 243, 233)

Shades of teal

The hex color #A8F3E9 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.9% red, 95.3% green and 91.4% blue (168, 243, 233).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 76% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% 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 16.66:1).

#A8F3E9 color codes

HEX	`#A8F3E9`
RGB	`rgb(168, 243, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.9%, 95.3%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 76%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 31%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 4%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.92, -25.13, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.92, 25.27, 185.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.902, 78.306, 88.875)`
Decimal	`11072489`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A8F3E9, 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 #A8F3E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A8F3E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.66:1	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 #A8F3E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a8f3e9; }
.text { color: #a8f3e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a8f3e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(168 243 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a8f3e9, #a8d8f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #A8F3E9?: #A8F3E9 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 #A8F3E9?: The RGB value is 168, 243, 233: 168 red, 243 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A8F3E9?: The complementary color is #F3A8B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A8F3E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.