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#a6faef color: Pale King’s Blue

#a6faef is rgb(166, 250, 239) in RGB and oklch(92.837% 0.08297 185.516) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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172°
100%

92.8%
0.083
186°
  • Teal
  • Very light
  • Soft
  • 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
17.54:1Readable · AA
Lc 94

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About #a6faef

#a6faef is a pastel very light teal color. In OKLCH it has 92.8% lightness, 0.083 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 17.54:1, 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: #a6faef mixed with white

  1. a6faef
  2. b0fbf1
  3. bafbf2
  4. c3fcf4
  5. ccfcf5
  6. d5fdf7
  7. defdf9
  8. e6fefa
  9. effefc
  10. f7fffd

Darker: #a6faef mixed with black

  1. a6faef
  2. 90d9d0
  3. 7abab1
  4. 659b94
  5. 517d78
  6. 3e615c
  7. 2b4642
  8. 1a2d2a
  9. 0a1514
  10. 010303

Calmer: #a6faef with less saturation

  1. a6faef
  2. aef8ee
  3. b5f6ed
  4. bcf5ed
  5. c3f3ec
  6. caf1eb
  7. d0efea
  8. d6ede9
  9. dcebe9
  10. e2e9e8

Questions about #a6faef

What color is #a6faef?

#a6faef is pastel very light teal. The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue. In RGB it is rgb(166, 250, 239), in HSL hsl(172.14, 89.36%, 81.57%) and in OKLCH oklch(92.837% 0.08297 185.516).

What colors go well with #a6faef?

The complementary color of #a6faef is #ffd7e1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bbf9d0 and #a6f6ff. The triadic partners are #f2dcff and #ffddb0.

Is white or black text more readable on #a6faef?

Black text reads better on #a6faef: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.2:1 and black gives 17.54:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #a6faef a warm or cool color?

#a6faef is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 186 degrees, its lightness 92.8% and its chroma 0.083.