Palettes / Colors / #A8FAEC
#A8FAEC — Pale Vivid Teal
#A8FAEC is a teal color we call Pale Vivid Teal, closest to the named color PaleTurquoise (#AFEEEE). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) — not an exact match. CSS paleturquoise gives you #AFEEEE, a different color; use #A8FAEC when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#A8FAEC is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #FAA8B6; it also sits naturally between #A8FAC3 and #A8DFFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #A8FAEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 168, 250, 236 |
| HSL | 170°, 89%, 82% |
| HSV | 170°, 33%, 98% |
| CMYK | 33%, 0%, 6%, 2% |
| XYZ | 65.47, 82.75, 91.88 |
| Yxy | 82.75, 0.2727, 0.3446 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.91, -27.84, -1.23 |
| Hunter Lab | 90.97, -26.27, -1.20 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 66% · Green 98% · Blue 93%
Cyan 33% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #A8FAEC
.text { color: #A8FAEC; }
.background { background-color: #A8FAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A8FAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(168, 250, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 89%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A8FAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(168, 250, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A8FAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(168, 250, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#A8FAEC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A8FAEC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAA8B6:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.20:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.55:1 AAA |
Best text color on #A8FAEC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A8FAEC
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #A8FAEC: ·
How #A8FAEC looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #A8FAEC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #A8FAEC?
#A8FAEC is Pale Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 168, 250, 236). Its closest standard named color is PaleTurquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #A8FAEC?
#A8FAEC is RGB 168, 250, 236 — HSL 170°, 89%, 82% — CMYK 33%, 0%, 6%, 2%.
What colors go with #A8FAEC?
Its complement is #FAA8B6; analogous partners are #A8FAC3 and #A8DFFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #A8FAEC for text?
Black text on #A8FAEC has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.