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#A4FAEC closest to Pale King’s Blue

#A4FAEC is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Pale King’s Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 64.3% red, 98.0% green and 92.5% blue (rgb(164, 250, 236)). Its HSL value is 170° hue, 90% saturation and 81% lightness, and in CMYK it is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 2% black. #A4FAEC is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 17.46:1.

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Variations of #A4FAEC

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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#A4FAEC 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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#A4FAEC for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #A4FAEC appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 83% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E3E5ED
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #F2F1EC
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0F2EC
  • Deuteranopia 83% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E3E5ED
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D3EDED
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #87FDF6
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #99FBF0
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #EAEAEA
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DBEEEB

#A4FAEC contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.20:1 Very poor#A4FAEC text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
17.46:1 Super#A4FAEC text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#A4FAEC in CSS

/* Pale King’s Blue */
.color { color: #A4FAEC; }
.background { background-color: #A4FAEC; }
.border { border: 1px solid #A4FAEC; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(164 250 236);
color: hsl(170 90% 81%);
color: oklch(0.926 0.086 183.0);

#A4FAEC FAQ

What color is #A4FAEC?

#A4FAEC is a very light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #A4FAEC?

#A4FAEC is rgb(164, 250, 236) in RGB, hsl(170, 90%, 81%) in HSL and cmyk(34%, 0%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #A4FAEC?

The complementary color of #A4FAEC is #FAA4B2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #A4FAEC?

Black text has the best contrast on #A4FAEC: 17.46:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #A4FAEC a warm or cool color?

#A4FAEC is a cool color.