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#a3faef color: Pale King’s Blue

#a3faef is rgb(163, 250, 239) in RGB and oklch(92.686% 0.08544 185.771) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

92.7%
0.085
186°
  • Teal
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Electric blue
  • teal-200
  • Black 2%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.20:1Hard to read
Lc -11
Black text
17.48:1Readable · AA
Lc 94

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About #a3faef

#a3faef is a pastel very light teal color. In OKLCH it has 92.7% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 186°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.2:1 contrast and black text 17.48:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#abf5ed). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-200.

More very light teal colors

Lighter: #a3faef mixed with white

  1. a3faef
  2. aefbf1
  3. b8fbf2
  4. c1fcf4
  5. cbfcf5
  6. d4fdf7
  7. ddfdf9
  8. e6fefa
  9. eefefc
  10. f7fffd

Darker: #a3faef mixed with black

  1. a3faef
  2. 8dd9d0
  3. 78bab1
  4. 639b94
  5. 4f7d78
  6. 3c615c
  7. 2a4642
  8. 192d2a
  9. 0a1514
  10. 010303

Calmer: #a3faef with less saturation

  1. a3faef
  2. abf8ee
  3. b3f6ed
  4. baf5ec
  5. c1f3ec
  6. c8f1eb
  7. cfefea
  8. d5ede9
  9. dbebe8
  10. e1e9e7

Questions about #a3faef

What color is #a3faef?

#a3faef is pastel very light teal. The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue. In RGB it is rgb(163, 250, 239), in HSL hsl(172.41, 89.69%, 80.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(92.686% 0.08544 185.771).

What colors go well with #a3faef?

The complementary color of #a3faef is #ffd6e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b9f9cf and #a3f6ff. The triadic partners are #f2dbff and #ffddae.

Is white or black text more readable on #a3faef?

Black text reads better on #a3faef: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and black gives 17.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a3faef a warm or cool color?

#a3faef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 186 degrees, its lightness 92.7% and its chroma 0.085.