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#A4E4E2

#a4e4e2 ≈ Pale Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#a4e4e2 is a color from the cyan family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 64.31% red, 89.41% green and 88.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 28.07% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.88% yellow and 10.59% black. Its hue angle is 178.12°, with 54.24% saturation and 76.86% 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 14.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#afeeee), ΔE 2.47.

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Relative luminance0.6887

Complementary

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #e4a4a6

Split complementary

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #e4a4c6
  3. #e4c2a4

Analogous

  1. #a4e4c2
  2. #a4e4e2
  3. #a4c6e4

Triadic

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #e2a4e4
  3. #e4e2a4

Tetradic

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #a4a6e4
  3. #e4a4a6
  4. #e4e2a4

Square

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #c2a4e4
  3. #e4a4a6
  4. #c6e4a4

Monochromatic

  1. #37b8b4
  2. #69d2cf
  3. #a4e4e2
  4. #dff6f5
  5. #effafa

Shades

#a4e4e2 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #94cdcb
  3. #83b6b5
  4. #73a09e
  5. #628988
  6. #527271
  7. #425b5a
  8. #314444
  9. #212e2d
  10. #101717
  11. #000000

Tints

#a4e4e2 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #ade7e5
  3. #b6e9e8
  4. #bfeceb
  5. #c8efee
  6. #d2f2f1
  7. #dbf4f3
  8. #e4f7f6
  9. #edfaf9
  10. #f6fcfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#a4e4e2 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #a4e4e2
  2. #a0dad8
  3. #9dd0ce
  4. #99c6c5
  5. #96bcbb
  6. #92b2b1
  7. #8ea8a7
  8. #8b9e9d
  9. #879494
  10. #848a8a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6dddc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcdee2 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0d4e3 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #8ee8e3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8e0e2 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #c0dbe2 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #97e6e3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-a4e4e2 {
  color: #a4e4e2;
}
Background
.bg-a4e4e2 {
  background-color: #a4e4e2;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-a4e4e2 {
  border: 2px solid #a4e4e2;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #a4e4e2;
  --color-primary-rgb: 164 228 226;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 54% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-a4e4e2 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a4e4e2, #a4c6e4);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-a4e4e2 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(164 228 226 / 0.35);
}

#afeeee Pale Turquoise ΔE 2.47 #b0e0e6 Powder Blue ΔE 5.02 #b2ffff Celeste ΔE 5.80 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 7.59 #a4dded Non-Photo Blue ΔE 7.78 #add8e6 Light Blue ΔE 9.04 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.96 #5b1b1d Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Pale Turquoise
#a4e4e2  rgb(164, 228, 226)  hsl(178, 54%, 77%)  Pale Turquoise
#e4a4a6  rgb(228, 164, 166)  hsl(358, 54%, 77%)  Pastel Pink
#e2a4e4  rgb(226, 164, 228)  hsl(298, 54%, 77%)  Plum
#e4e2a4  rgb(228, 226, 164)  hsl(58, 54%, 77%)  Pale Goldenrod