#A5F3FC color
The swatch above shows #A5F3FC with its hex code written on it in white and in black, so you can see which of the two is legible before reading the measured ratios below.
#A5F3FC is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the CSS named color paleturquoise (#AFEEEE).
It is also a Tailwind CSS default: cyan-200. That means you can write bg-cyan-200 or text-cyan-200 directly, with no arbitrary-value brackets and no entry in your theme config.
Color values
| HEX | #A5F3FC |
| RGB | rgb(165, 243, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 94%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 1%) |
| Decimal | 10875900 |
| CSS | color: #A5F3FC; |
| Android | 0xFFA5F3FC |
| Swift | UIColor(red: 0.647, green: 0.953, blue: 0.988, alpha: 1) |
Accessibility and contrast
| White text on #A5F3FC | 1.25:1 — AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail |
| Black text on #A5F3FC | 16.83:1 — AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass |
| Recommended text color | black |
WCAG 2.1 asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text (18 pt, or 14 pt bold).
Tints and shades of #A5F3FC
Each swatch keeps the hue and saturation of #A5F3FC and varies only lightness — the quickest way to build a usable scale from a single brand color.
Colors that go with #A5F3FC
Harmonies generated by rotating the hue on the color wheel while holding saturation and lightness constant.
Using #A5F3FC in code
/* CSS */
.element { color: #A5F3FC; background-color: #A5F3FC; }
.element { color: rgb(165 243 252); }
.element { color: hsl(186 94% 82%); }
/* Tailwind */
<div class="bg-cyan-200 text-black">
/* SCSS variable */
$brand: #A5F3FC;Frequently asked questions
What color is #A5F3FC?
#A5F3FC is a very light, vivid cyan. Its hue sits at 186° on the color wheel, with 94% saturation and 82% lightness.
What is #A5F3FC in RGB?
#A5F3FC converts to rgb(165, 243, 252) — 165 red, 243 green and 252 blue.
What is #A5F3FC in CMYK?
Approximately cmyk(35%, 4%, 0%, 1%). Print output depends on the ICC profile of the press and paper, so treat this as a starting point rather than an exact match.
Should text on #A5F3FC be white or black?
Black gives the better contrast ratio (16.83:1 versus 1.25:1).
What is the complementary color of #A5F3FC?
#FCAFA6 — the hue directly opposite #A5F3FC on the color wheel.