#A3FDFF Color

#A3FDFF is rgb(163, 253, 255) in RGB, hsl(181, 100%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(36%, 1%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A3FDFF

HEX#A3FDFF

RGBrgb(163, 253, 255)

HSLhsl(181, 100%, 82%)

HSVhsv(181, 36%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(36%, 1%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(93.8% 0.086 197.6)

LABlab(93.72% -27.66 -9.97)

LCHlch(93.72% 29.40 199.82)

What #A3FDFF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #A3FDFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 4.02 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 4.14 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.74 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 8.94 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 10.64 Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 13.71

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#A3FDFF Channel Values

How #A3FDFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 163 · G 253 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 181° · S 100% · L 82%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 181° · S 36% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 36% · M 1% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.16:1 vs white · 18.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A3FDFF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A3FDFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A3FDFF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #A3FDFF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #A3FDFF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#A3FDFF

Protanopia#F1F1FF

Protanomaly#D6F6FF

Deuteranopia#E4E4FF

Deuteranomaly#CDEFFF

Tritanopia#A3FDFD

Tritanomaly#A3FDFE

Achromatopsia#EEEEEE

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Using #A3FDFF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-a3fdff: #A3FDFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A3FDFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a3fdff': '#A3FDFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.639, green: 0.992, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_a3fdff">#A3FDFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#A3FDFF"

More Teal Colors

#A3FDFF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

a4dded a3c6c8 a4f4f9 a2f4fd a7f1e9 9effff a8dcf0 9bd6ee add8e6 99ffff adebe9 99cccc c2f5f0 d9f7f7 003542 007474 00a693 00fff9 0fffff 1c9c96 29a39f 3aa8b6 54e3d5 76abad

#A3FDFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A3FDFF?

#A3FDFF is a lightest teal — rgb(163, 253, 255) in RGB and hsl(181, 100%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.02.

What is the RGB value of #A3FDFF?

#A3FDFF is rgb(163, 253, 255) — red 163, green 253, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A3FDFF?

#A3FDFF converts to approximately cmyk(36%, 1%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A3FDFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A3FDFF scores 1.16:1 against white and 18.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A3FDFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A3FDFF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 8.74, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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