Information about #A8FAEF color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #A8FAEF is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Full Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(168, 250, 239) — 65.9% red, 98% green, 93.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 32 / 0 / 4 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A maximally vivid cyan, #A8FAEF floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Very Light Opal (#9EFFF3). Nearby in the Register you will also find Waterspout (#A4F4F9) and Soft Cyan (#B2F3F3).

Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(168, 250, 239)), which gives #A8FAEF its character. If you plan to put text on a #A8FAEF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 17.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.2:1. #A8FAEF has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#A8FAEF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#A8FAEF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#A8FAEF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#A8FAEF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#A8FAEF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#A8FAEF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #A8FAEF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Very Light Opal color link
Very Light Opal

#9EFFF3

Waterspout color link
Waterspout

#A4F4F9

Soft Cyan color link
Soft Cyan

#B2F3F3

Very Light Turquoise color link
Very Light Turquoise

#9EFFE7

PaleTurquoise color link
PaleTurquoise

#AFEEEE

Cool Mint color link
Cool Mint

#A3FFE3

Emilyte Blue color link
Emilyte Blue

#B0EEE6

Pale Aqua color link
Pale Aqua

#B8FFEB

Dragonfly color link
Dragonfly

#A5EEE3

Starlight Blue color link
Starlight Blue

#B0EEE5

Danielle Dee Blue color link
Danielle Dee Blue

#A2FFFF

Emily Blue color link
Emily Blue

#B0EEE4

#A8FAEF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#A8FAEF
  • RGB168, 250, 239
  • CMYK32, 0, 4, 2
  • CSSrgb(168, 250, 239)
  • HSL172°, 89%, 82%
  • HSL Precise171.951°, 89.13%, 81.961%
  • HSV172°, 33%, 98%
  • HSB172°, 33%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.659, 0.980, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.659, 0.980, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.659, 0.980, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB98%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDA8FAEF
  • DECIMAL ID11074287
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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