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#A1FAEF

#a1faef ≈ Celeste

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a1faef is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 63.14% red, 98.04% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 35.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.4% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 172.58°, with 89.9% saturation and 80.59% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 4.74.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.8218

Complementary

  1. #a1faef
  2. #faa1ac

Split complementary

  1. #a1faef
  2. #faa1d9
  3. #fac2a1

Analogous

  1. #a1fac2
  2. #a1faef
  3. #a1d9fa

Triadic

  1. #a1faef
  2. #efa1fa
  3. #faefa1

Tetradic

  1. #a1faef
  2. #a1acfa
  3. #faa1ac
  4. #faefa1

Square

  1. #a1faef
  2. #c2a1fa
  3. #faa1ac
  4. #d9faa1

Monochromatic

  1. #10f2d6
  2. #58f6e3
  3. #a1faef
  4. #eafefb
  5. #ecfefc

Shades

#a1faef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a1faef
  2. #91e1d7
  3. #81c8bf
  4. #71afa7
  5. #61968f
  6. #517d78
  7. #406460
  8. #304b48
  9. #203230
  10. #101918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a1faef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a1faef
  2. #aafbf1
  3. #b4fbf2
  4. #bdfcf4
  5. #c7fcf5
  6. #d0fdf7
  7. #d9fdf9
  8. #e3fefa
  9. #ecfefc
  10. #f6fffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a1faef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a1faef
  2. #9eeee4
  3. #9ae2d9
  4. #97d5ce
  5. #94c9c3
  6. #91bdb8
  7. #8db1ac
  8. #8aa5a1
  9. #879896
  10. #838c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1f0ec ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1f1ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2e5f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #81fef6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6f5ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cbeef0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #8ffcf3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a1faef {
  color: #a1faef;
}
Background
.bg-a1faef {
  background-color: #a1faef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a1faef {
  border: 2px solid #a1faef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a1faef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 161 250 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 173 90% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a1faef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a1faef, #a1d9fa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a1faef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(161 250 239 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.74 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 5.93 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.66 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.84 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.46 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.72 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 8.72 #5e0510 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Celeste
#a1faef  rgb(161, 250, 239)  hsl(173, 90%, 81%)  Celeste
#faa1ac  rgb(250, 161, 172)  hsl(353, 90%, 81%)  Salmon Pink
#efa1fa  rgb(239, 161, 250)  hsl(293, 90%, 81%)  Mauve
#faefa1  rgb(250, 239, 161)  hsl(53, 90%, 81%)  Khaki