HEX Color #A0F0F8 (Paleturquoise)

About #A0F0F8

The precise color #A0F0F8 is an excellent choice for modern design projects. Its closest recognized web color is Paleturquoise. Its digital footprint relies on 160 parts red, 240 parts green, and 248 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. The color uses 35% Cyan, 3% Magenta, 0% Yellow, and 3% Black. The HSL representation is 185.5° hue, 86.3% saturation, and 80.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A0F0F8

RGB160, 240, 248

HSL185.5°, 86.3%, 80.0%

CMYK35%, 3%, 0%, 3%

HSV185.5°, 35.5%, 97.3%

LAB90.1, -22.4, -11.6

XYZ62.6, 76.6, 100.3

Decimal10547448

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A0F0F8 #F8A7A0

Analogous

#A0F8D3 #A0C4F8

Triadic

#F8A0F0 #F0F8A0

Tetradic

#D3A0F8 #F8A7A0 #C4F8A0

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A0F0F8

#AAF1F8

#B5F3F9

#BFF5FA

#CAF6FB

#D4F8FB

#DFFAFC

#E9FBFD

#F4FDFE

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A0F0F8

#8ED5DC

#7CBAC0

#6AA0A5

#588589

#476A6E

#355052

#233537

#111A1B

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.29:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.31:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.23:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

13.87:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A0F0F8; }

.text-color { color: #A0F0F8; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A0F0F8; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE