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#a4eaf0 ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a4eaf0 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 91.76% green and 94.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 31.67% cyan, 2.5% magenta, 0% yellow and 5.88% black. Its hue angle is 184.74°, with 71.7% saturation and 79.22% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.7303

Complementary

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #f0aaa4

Split complementary

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #f0a4c4
  3. #f0d0a4

Analogous

  1. #a4f0d0
  2. #a4eaf0
  3. #a4c4f0

Triadic

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #f0a4ea
  3. #eaf0a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #aaa4f0
  3. #f0aaa4
  4. #eaf0a4

Square

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #d0a4f0
  3. #f0aaa4
  4. #c4f0a4

Monochromatic

  1. #24c9d8
  2. #62dbe5
  3. #a4eaf0
  4. #e6f9fb
  5. #edfbfc

Shades

#a4eaf0 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #94d3d8
  3. #83bbc0
  4. #73a4a8
  5. #628c90
  6. #527578
  7. #425e60
  8. #314648
  9. #212f30
  10. #101718
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4eaf0 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #adecf2
  3. #b6eef3
  4. #bff0f5
  5. #c8f2f6
  6. #d2f5f8
  7. #dbf7f9
  8. #e4f9fb
  9. #edfbfc
  10. #f6fdfe
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4eaf0 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4eaf0
  2. #a0dfe5
  3. #9dd5da
  4. #99cace
  5. #96c0c3
  6. #92b5b8
  7. #8eaaad
  8. #8ba0a2
  9. #879596
  10. #848b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9e3e5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0e4f1 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2daf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #88efec ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cbe6f0 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c1e0f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #94eded ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4eaf0 {
  color: #a4eaf0;
}
Background
.bg-a4eaf0 {
  background-color: #a4eaf0;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4eaf0 {
  border: 2px solid #a4eaf0;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4eaf0;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 234 240;
  --color-primary-hsl: 185 72% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4eaf0 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4eaf0, #a4c4f0);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4eaf0 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 234 240 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 2.56 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 4.30 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 4.97 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 5.70 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 6.28 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 7.71 #e0ffff Light Cyan ΔE 9.82 #5b150f Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#a4eaf0  rgb(164, 234, 240)  hsl(185, 72%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#f0aaa4  rgb(240, 170, 164)  hsl(5, 72%, 79%)  Pastel Pink
#f0a4ea  rgb(240, 164, 234)  hsl(305, 72%, 79%)  Plum
#eaf0a4  rgb(234, 240, 164)  hsl(65, 72%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod