#A8F8E9

A very light, vivid cyan closely aligning with Paleturquoise.

About #A8F8E9

Visually, #A8F8E9 is defined as a vivid cyan. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Paleturquoise. In the RGB color space, it consists of 168 red, 248 green, and 233 blue.

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). Its ink density profile breaks down to 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow, and 3% black. With a hue angle of 168.8 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. Because it is a very light color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8F8E9
RGB168, 248, 233
HSL168.8°, 85.1%, 81.6%
CMYK32%, 0%, 6%, 3%
HSV168.8°, 32.3%, 97.3%
LAB92.3, -27.5, -0.6
XYZ64.4, 81.3, 89.4
Decimal11073769

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

1.22:1
Text on #FFFFFF
FAIL
17.27:1
Text on #000000
AAA
1.16:1
Text on #F8FAFC
FAIL
14.68:1
Text on #0F172A
AAA

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8F8E9; }
.text-color { color: #A8F8E9; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8F8E9; }

Similar Colors

Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE