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#A8DCE6 Color

#A8DCE6 is rgb(168, 220, 230) in RGB, hsl(190, 55%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#A8DCE6
HEX#A8DCE6
RGBrgb(168, 220, 230)
HSLhsl(190, 55%, 78%)
HSVhsv(190, 27%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.055 210.7)
LABlab(84.39% -15.65 -10.68)
LCHlch(84.39% 18.95 214.30)

What #A8DCE6 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 #A8DCE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#A8DCE6 Channel Values

How #A8DCE6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 168 · G 220 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 190° · S 55% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 190° · S 27% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 27% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 14.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #A8DCE6 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #A8DCE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #A8DCE6; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #A8DCE6

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.

Tints

Shades

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How #A8DCE6 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#A8DCE6
Protanopia#D4D4E6
Protanomaly#C4D7E6
Deuteranopia#CDCDE7
Deuteranomaly#BFD3E7
Tritanopia#A6DDDD
Tritanomaly#A7DDE1
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #A8DCE6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-a8dce6: #A8DCE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #A8DCE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-a8dce6': '#A8DCE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.659, green: 0.863, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_a8dce6">#A8DCE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#A8DCE6"

More Teal Colors

#A8DCE6 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#A8DCE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #A8DCE6?

#A8DCE6 is a light teal — rgb(168, 220, 230) in RGB and hsl(190, 55%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.89.

What is the RGB value of #A8DCE6?

#A8DCE6 is rgb(168, 220, 230) — red 168, green 220, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #A8DCE6?

#A8DCE6 converts to approximately cmyk(27%, 4%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #A8DCE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #A8DCE6 scores 1.5:1 against white and 14.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #A8DCE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #A8DCE6 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 2.89, which is very hard to tell apart.

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