HEX Color #A8F0FF (Paleturquoise)

About #A8F0FF

The hex code #A8F0FF represents a beautifully specific shade of cyan. Designers often compare it to the standard color Paleturquoise. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 240, and 255.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 34% cyan and 6% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 190.3° hue, 100.0% saturation, and 82.9% lightness.

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. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8F0FF

RGB168, 240, 255

HSL190.3°, 100.0%, 82.9%

CMYK34%, 6%, 0%, 0%

HSV190.3°, 34.1%, 100.0%

LAB90.7, -18.7, -14.3

XYZ65.4, 77.9, 106.2

Decimal11071743

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#A8F0FF #FFB7A7

Analogous

#A7FFE2 #A7C4FF

Triadic

#FFA7EF #EFFFA7

Tetradic

#E2A7FF #FFB7A7 #C4FFA7

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

#A8F0FF

#B1F1FF

#BBF3FF

#C5F5FF

#CEF6FF

#D8F8FF

#E2FAFF

#EBFBFF

#F5FDFF

#FFFFFF

Shades (Adding Black)

#A8F0FF

#95D5E2

#82BAC6

#70A0AA

#5D858D

#4A6A71

#385055

#253538

#121A1C

#000000

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.27:1

Text on #FFFFFF

FAIL

16.57:1

Text on #000000

AAA

1.21:1

Text on #F8FAFC

FAIL

14.09:1

Text on #0F172A

AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8F0FF; }

.text-color { color: #A8F0FF; }

.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8F0FF; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise

#AFEEEE