#A8DDEA Hex Color
A gentle cyan with airy coolness
A pale, very unsaturated cyan with a cool blue-green cast. Its high lightness and soft chroma create a gentle, youthful feel suited to spring themes, children’s products, communication, and technology. Use #a8ddea as a spacious background with dark navy or charcoal text; black text has about 14.2:1 contrast. The hex code is #a8ddea.
Questions about #a8ddea
What is #a8ddea in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #a8ddea is rgb(168, 221, 234), in HSL hsl(192, 61%, 79%) and in CMYK 28%, 6%, 0%, 8%.
What colors pair well with #a8ddea?
Does #a8ddea read warm or cool?
#a8ddea reads as a cool, pale cyan because its blue-green cast and low saturation keep it visually crisp rather than warm. Its high lightness softens that coolness, giving it a gentle, youthful feel for open backgrounds.
Is #a8ddea readable on white or black?
#a8ddea has a 1.47:1 contrast ratio on white and 14.19:1 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.