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#A4FAED

#a4faed ≈ Celeste

  • teal
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a4faed is a color from the teal family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 98.04% green and 92.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 34.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 5.2% yellow and 1.96% black. Its hue angle is 170.93°, with 89.58% saturation and 81.18% 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 17.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celeste (#b2ffff), ΔE 5.24.

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Web safe#99ffff
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Relative luminance0.8238

Complementary

  1. #a4faed
  2. #faa4b1

Split complementary

  1. #a4faed
  2. #faa4dc
  3. #fac2a4

Analogous

  1. #a4fac2
  2. #a4faed
  3. #a4dcfa

Triadic

  1. #a4faed
  2. #eda4fa
  3. #faeda4

Tetradic

  1. #a4faed
  2. #a4b1fa
  3. #faa4b1
  4. #faeda4

Square

  1. #a4faed
  2. #c2a4fa
  3. #faa4b1
  4. #dcfaa4

Monochromatic

  1. #13f2d0
  2. #5cf6df
  3. #a4faed
  4. #ecfefb
  5. #ecfefb

Shades

#a4faed mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4faed
  2. #94e1d5
  3. #83c8be
  4. #73afa6
  5. #62968e
  6. #527d77
  7. #42645f
  8. #314b47
  9. #21322f
  10. #101918
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4faed mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4faed
  2. #adfbef
  3. #b6fbf1
  4. #bffcf2
  5. #c8fcf4
  6. #d2fdf6
  7. #dbfdf8
  8. #e4fefa
  9. #edfefb
  10. #f6fffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4faed mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4faed
  2. #a0eee2
  3. #9de2d7
  4. #99d5cc
  5. #96c9c1
  6. #92bdb7
  7. #8eb1ac
  8. #8ba5a1
  9. #879896
  10. #848c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2f1eb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2f1ed ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3e5ee ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #87fdf6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7f5ed ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cdeeee ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #93fcf2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4faed {
  color: #a4faed;
}
Background
.bg-a4faed {
  background-color: #a4faed;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4faed {
  border: 2px solid #a4faed;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4faed;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 250 237;
  --color-primary-hsl: 171 90% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4faed {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4faed, #a4dcfa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4faed {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 250 237 / 0.35);
}

#b2ffff Celeste ΔE 5.24 #afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 6.24 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 7.05 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.50 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 8.74 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 9.25 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 9.38 #5b0512 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Celeste
#a4faed  rgb(164, 250, 237)  hsl(171, 90%, 81%)  Celeste
#faa4b1  rgb(250, 164, 177)  hsl(351, 90%, 81%)  Light Pink
#eda4fa  rgb(237, 164, 250)  hsl(291, 90%, 81%)  Mauve
#faeda4  rgb(250, 237, 164)  hsl(51, 90%, 81%)  Pale Goldenrod