HEX Color #A0E9E2 (Paleturquoise)

About #A0E9E2

The hex code #A0E9E2 represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Its closest recognized web color is Paleturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 233 parts green, and 226 parts blue light.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 31% cyan and 0% magenta inks. Always request a physical proof before doing a large print run with this exact code.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0E9E2

RGB160, 233, 226

HSL174.2°, 62.4%, 77.1%

CMYK31%, 0%, 3%, 9%

HSV174.2°, 31.3%, 91.4%

LAB87.6, -24.0, -3.8

XYZ57.4, 71.2, 82.7

Decimal10545634

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A0E9E2 #E8A0A6

Analogous

#A0E8BD #A0CBE8

Triadic

#E2A0E8 #E8E2A0

Tetradic

#BDA0E8 #E8A0A6 #CBE8A0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A0E9E2

#AAEBE5

#B5EDE8

#BFF0EB

#CAF2EE

#D4F5F2

#DFF7F5

#E9FAF8

#F4FCFB

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A0E9E2

#8ECFC8

#7CB5AF

#6A9B96

#58817D

#476764

#354D4B

#233332

#111919

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.38:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

15.25:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.32:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.96:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0E9E2; }

.text-color { color: #A0E9E2; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0E9E2; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE