HEX Color #A8E2CC (Paleturquoise)

About #A8E2CC

The precise color #A8E2CC is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Paleturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 226, and 204.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow, and 11% black. With a hue angle of 157.2 degrees, it sits comfortably in the green spectrum.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a 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#A8E2CC

RGB168, 226, 204

HSL157.2°, 50.0%, 77.3%

CMYK26%, 0%, 10%, 11%

HSV157.2°, 25.7%, 88.6%

LAB85.5, -22.9, 4.8

XYZ54.2, 67.1, 67.2

Decimal11068108

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8E2CC #E1A8BD

Analogous

#A8E1AF #A8DAE1

Triadic

#CCA8E1 #E1CCA8

Tetradic

#AFA8E1 #E1A8BD #DAE1A8

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8E2CC

#B1E5D1

#BBE8D7

#C5EBDD

#CEEEE2

#D8F2E8

#E2F5EE

#EBF8F3

#F5FBF9

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8E2CC

#95C8B5

#82AF9E

#709688

#5D7D71

#4A645A

#384B44

#25322D

#121916

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.46:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

14.42:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.39:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

12.25:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8E2CC; }

.text-color { color: #A8E2CC; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8E2CC; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE