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#A4E4EA Blizzard Blue

#A4E4EA is a very light, muted turquoise named Blizzard Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 89.4% green and 91.8% blue (rgb(164, 228, 234)). Its HSL value is 185° hue, 62% saturation and 78% lightness, and in CMYK it is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. #A4E4EA is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.86:1.

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Variations of #A4E4EA

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#A4E4EA color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#A4E4EA for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A4E4EA appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CED5EA
  • Protanopia 87% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DADEEB
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CDDFEB
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CED5EA
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #C3DAEA
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #8BE9E6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #9BE6E8
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CDDCDD

#A4E4EA contrast checker

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1.41:1 Very poor#A4E4EA text on white
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AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.86:1 Super#A4E4EA text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A4E4EA in CSS

/* Blizzard Blue */
.color { color: #A4E4EA; }
.background { background-color: #A4E4EA; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A4E4EA; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 228 234);
color: hsl(185 62% 78%);
color: oklch(0.878 0.065 203.3);

#A4E4EA FAQ

What color is #A4E4EA?

#A4E4EA is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Blizzard Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A4E4EA?

#A4E4EA is rgb(164, 228, 234) in RGB, hsl(185, 62%, 78%) in HSL and cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A4E4EA?

The complementary color of #A4E4EA is #EAAAA4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A4E4EA?

Black text has the best contrast on #A4E4EA: 14.86:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A4E4EA a warm or cool color?

#A4E4EA is a cool color.