#A8DAEE Hex Color
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Soft and cool, #a8daee is a pale, low-saturation cyan with a gentle gray undertone. It brings softness, peace, and youthful freedom to spring themes, baby products, children’s designs, and technology interfaces. Use it as a supporting background with navy or coral accents; black text achieves about 13.9:1 contrast. The hex code is #a8daee.
Questions about #a8daee
What is #a8daee in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a8daee is rgb(168, 218, 238), in HSL hsl(197, 67%, 80%) and in CMYK 29%, 8%, 0%, 7%.
What colors pair well with #a8daee?
Does #a8daee look warm or cool?
#a8daee reads as a cool, pale cyan because its hue leans toward blue and its gentle gray undertone reduces warmth and intensity, giving the shade a calm, airy character rather than a bright tropical or strongly saturated appearance.
Is #a8daee readable on white or black?
#a8daee has a 1.50:1 contrast ratio on white and 13.92:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it is too faint for text and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.