greenneutralCC0 survey name

Pale Aqua #B8FFEB

Pale Aqua is a light, vivid neutral color (#B8FFEB; HSL 163° 100% 86%). Name from the public-domain xkcd color survey (CC0), where it was contributed as “pale aqua”.

Use cases: Success states · Nature brands

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Families: Greens · Mint Colors

Color values

FormatValue
HEX#B8FFEB
RGBrgb(184, 255, 235)
HSLhsl(163, 100%, 86%)
HSVhsv(163, 28%, 100%)
OKLCHoklch(94.77% 0.075 175.2)
OKLaboklab(94.77% -0.0752 0.0063)
CMYKcmyk(27.8%, 0%, 7.8%, 0%)
XYZxyz(70.5177, 87.7051, 91.7943)
CIE-LABlab(95.0, -26.0, 2.5)
CIE-LCHlch(95.0, 26.1, 174.5°)
Luminance0.877 (WCAG relative)
/* Pale Aqua */ --pale-aqua: #b8ffeb; color: #b8ffeb; background-color: #b8ffeb;

Source: xkcd color survey name (public domain, CC0). CSS keyword: paleaqua.

Shade scale

Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →

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Shades (toward black)

#a4e2d1 #90c6b7 #7dab9e #6b9186 #58776e #475e58 #364742 #26302d #171c1a #000000

Tints (toward white)

#c0ffed #c7ffef #cffff1 #d6fff3 #ddfff5 #e4fff7 #ebfff9 #f2fffb #f8fffd #ffffff

Tones (toward gray)

#befeec #c5fcec #cafbed #d0faed #d6f8ee #dcf7ee #e1f5ef #e6f4f0 #ecf2f0 #f1f1f1

Color harmonies

Complementary

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#B8FFEB
#FFB8CC
#b8ffeb #ffb8cc

Analogous

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#B8FFC7
#B8FFEB
#B8EFFF
#b8ffc7 #b8ffeb #b8efff

Triadic

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#B8FFEB
#EBB8FF
#FFEBB8
#b8ffeb #ebb8ff #ffebb8

Tetradic

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#B8FFEB
#C7B8FF
#FFB8CC
#EFFFB8
#b8ffeb #c7b8ff #ffb8cc #efffb8

Square

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#B8FFEB
#C7B8FF
#FFB8CC
#EFFFB8
#b8ffeb #c7b8ff #ffb8cc #efffb8

Split Complementary

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#B8FFEB
#FFB8EF
#FFC7B8
#b8ffeb #ffb8ef #ffc7b8

Monochromatic

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#3EFFC9
#7BFFDA
#B8FFEB
#E0FFF6
#E0FFF6
#3effc9 #7bffda #b8ffeb #e0fff6 #e0fff6

Accessibility & contrast

1.13
#B8FFEB on #FFFFFF
AA text ✗AA large ✗AAA text ✗UI 3:1 ✗
18.54
#B8FFEB on #000000
AA text ✓AA large ✓AAA text ✓UI 3:1 ✓

Best text on pale aqua

18.54
#000000 text

WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →

Color blindness preview

Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.

Normal vision
Protanopia (red-blind)
#FAF6EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#EDEDEC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A5FFF9

Closest named colors

Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.

ColorNameΔE₀₀
Eggshell Blue #C4FFF74.66
Pale Cyan #B7FFFA5.41
Pale Turquoise #A5FBD55.68
Light Cyan #ACFFFC6.41
Light Aqua #8CFFDB6.57
Tiffany Blue #7BF2DA6.96

Colors that go with pale aqua

Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility.

Pine Green #0A481E
9.5:1
Analogous hue (Δh ≈24°) — neighbors on the color wheel
Navy Blue #1B2A4A
12.6:1
Warm/cool bridge (Δh 58°) — adds depth without tension
Midnight Purple #280137
16.1:1
Triadic harmony (Δh ≈120°) — balanced three-way contrast
Grape #6C3461
8.1:1
Split-complementary angle (Δh ≈149°) — strong but softer than direct complement
Wine #722F37
8.5:1
Complementary hue (Δh ≈170°) — maximum hue contrast

Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.