#A5F3FC — Tints, Shades & Color Values
#A5F3FC is a light, vivid cyan. In Tailwind CSS this exact color is the utility class cyan-200 (e.g. bg-cyan-200, text-cyan-200). Its nearest CSS named color is paleturquoise (#afeeee). For readable text on a #A5F3FC background, black text gives the strongest contrast (16.83:1). Because it is so light, #A5F3FC works best as a background or surface color paired with dark text, or as a high-percentage tint in an existing palette.
Color Values
| Hex | #A5F3FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 243, 252) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 94%, 82%) |
| HSV / HSB | 186°, 35%, 99% |
| Nearest named | paleturquoise (#afeeee) |
Need these in another format? Use our hex to RGB converter for quick two-way conversion.
#A5F3FC in Tailwind CSS (cyan-200)
#A5F3FC ships with Tailwind CSS as cyan-200 — use it as bg-cyan-200, text-cyan-200, or border-cyan-200. It sits at step 200 of the cyan ramp; every other step links to its own page:
Browse the full Tailwind palette in the color library, or generate in-between steps with the tint & shade generator.
Tints of #A5F3FC (Mixed with White)
Each step blends the base color toward white using new = old + (255 − old) × factor. Click a swatch to open it in the generator.
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10% tint
#aef4fc -
20% tint
#b7f5fd -
30% tint
#c0f7fd -
40% tint
#c9f8fd -
50% tint
#d2f9fe -
60% tint
#dbfafe -
70% tint
#e4fbfe -
80% tint
#edfdfe -
90% tint
#f6feff
Shades of #A5F3FC (Mixed with Black)
Each step blends the base color toward black using new = old × (1 − factor).
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10% shade
#95dbe3 -
20% shade
#84c2ca -
30% shade
#73aab0 -
40% shade
#639297 -
50% shade
#537a7e -
60% shade
#426165 -
70% shade
#32494c -
80% shade
#213132 -
90% shade
#101819
WCAG Contrast & Accessibility
Contrast ratios for text placed on a #A5F3FC background. WCAG requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 3:1 for large text (AA), and 7:1 for normal text (AAA).
| Text color | White text 1.25:1 — AA normal: Fail · AA large: Fail · AAA: Fail |
|---|---|
| Black text 16.83:1 — AA normal: Pass · AA large: Pass · AAA: Pass |
If neither pure white nor pure black reaches the level you need, pick a darker shade of #A5F3FC from the ramps above as the background instead — small lightness moves change contrast quickly. Test any other pair with the free contrast checker.
More cyan colors in the library: #99F6E4 (teal-200), #CCFBF1 (teal-100), #7DD3FC (sky-300), #F0FDFA (teal-50), #5EEAD4 (teal-300), #95A5A6.
Frequently Asked Questions
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What color is #A5F3FC?
#A5F3FC is a light, vivid cyan —
rgb(165, 243, 252). Its nearest CSS named color ispaleturquoise. In Tailwind CSS it iscyan-200. -
How do I make tints and shades of #A5F3FC?
Mix #A5F3FC with white for tints and with black for shades. A 20% tint of #A5F3FC is
#b7f5fdand a 20% shade is#84c2ca— the full 10%–90% ramps are precomputed on this page, or open #A5F3FC in the generator for finer steps. -
What text color is readable on #A5F3FC?
Black text gives the strongest contrast on a #A5F3FC background at 16.83:1, which passes WCAG AA and AAA for normal text.
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What is the Tailwind CSS class for #A5F3FC?
cyan-200— use it asbg-cyan-200,text-cyan-200, orborder-cyan-200. The full cyan 50–950 ramp is linked above.
Browse more colors in the color library, or start from any hex code on the HexTints homepage.
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