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Named color

Pastel Aqua

Pastel Aqua color #B8E8E0: RGB 184, 232, 224 and HSL 170°, 51%, 82%. Explore its cool cyan profile, contrast, CSS, palettes and harmonies.

#B8E8E0 cyan cool balanced
HEX #B8E8E0
RGB rgb(184, 232, 224)
HSL hsl(170 51% 82%)
CMYK cmyk(21, 0, 3, 9)
Luminance 0.7329
Contrast Black 15.66:1White 1.34:1

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CSS Utilities

--color-pastel-aqua: #B8E8E0;
.bg-pastel-aqua { background-color: #B8E8E0; }
.text-pastel-aqua { color: #B8E8E0; }
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Color meaning and use

About Pastel Aqua Color

Pastel Aqua uses HEX #B8E8E0, RGB 184, 232, 224, and HSL 170°, 51%, 82%. The dataset classifies it in the cyan family with cool temperature and balanced visual character.

No separate named-color neighbor is recorded for this entry. Its relative luminance is 0.7329; black contrast is 15.66:1 and white contrast is 1.34:1, making black the stronger of those two standard foreground choices.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pastel Aqua against black and white text.

Black text15.66:1AA Pass
White text1.34:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
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Downloadable color reference infographic

Pastel Aqua Color Reference Infographic

Save a high-resolution infographic of Pastel Aqua, including its color values, coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.

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Pastel Aqua color reference infographic showing #B8E8E0, RGB and HSL values, a coordinated palette, and black and white text contrast.
Pastel Aqua color reference infographic generated from the verified Colors Encyclopedia dataset.
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Color Harmonies

#E9BAC1#E9BAC1#BAE9C9#BAE9C9#BAD9E9#BAD9E9#E1BAE9#E1BAE9#E9E1BA#E9E1BA
Open full Pastel Aqua harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

White#FFFFFF#74D2C2#74D2C2#B0F3E7#B0F3E7#C4DEDA#C4DEDAWhite#FFFFFF#CCFFF6#CCFFF6

Pairings

Black#000000#E9BAC1#E9BAC1#BAE9C9#BAE9C9#BAD9E9#BAD9E9Matte Black#1A1A1AWhite Smoke#F5F5F5

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.7329
Black text15.66:1AA Pass
White text1.34:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
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Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#B8E8E0",
  "rgb": [
    184,
    232,
    224
  ],
  "hsl": [
    170,
    51,
    82
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    21,
    0,
    3,
    9
  ],
  "luminance": 0.7329,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 15.66,
    "white": 1.34
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
  "complementary": "#E9BAC1",
  "analogous": [
    "#BAE9C9",
    "#BAD9E9"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#E1BAE9",
    "#E9E1BA"
  ],
  "tetradic": [
    "#C9BAE9",
    "#E9BAC1",
    "#D9E9BA"
  ],
  "splitComplementary": [
    "#E9BAD9",
    "#E9C9BA"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#B8E8E0",
    "#74D2C2"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#FFFFFF",
  "dark": "#74D2C2",
  "saturated": "#B0F3E7",
  "desaturated": "#C4DEDA",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#CCFFF6"
}
Pairings
{
  "best": [
    "#000000",
    "#E9BAC1",
    "#BAE9C9",
    "#BAD9E9"
  ],
  "avoid": [
    "#C4DEDA",
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "neutral": [
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#000000"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#C4DEDA"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
  "nearestColors": [
    "powder-blue",
    "powder-sky",
    "pale-turquoise",
    "light-blue",
    "duck-egg-blue"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "pastel-aqua"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "pale-turquoise-vs-pastel-aqua",
    "pastel-aqua-vs-powder-blue",
    "pastel-aqua-vs-powder-sky"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/cyan",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/pastel-aqua",
    "/wcag/pastel-aqua",
    "/css/colors/pastel-aqua",
    "/hex/b8e8e0",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/cyan",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/pastel-aqua"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/powder-blue",
      "/colors/powder-sky",
      "/colors/pale-turquoise",
      "/colors/light-blue",
      "/colors/duck-egg-blue",
      "/compare/pale-turquoise-vs-pastel-aqua",
      "/compare/pastel-aqua-vs-powder-blue",
      "/compare/pastel-aqua-vs-powder-sky",
      "/harmonies/pastel-aqua",
      "/wcag/pastel-aqua",
      "/css/colors/pastel-aqua",
      "/hex/b8e8e0",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "slug": "pastel-aqua",
  "name": "Pastel Aqua",
  "hex": "#B8E8E0",
  "uses": [
    "soft UI backgrounds",
    "pastel palettes",
    "gentle product design"
  ],
  "psychology": {
    "associations": [
      "softness",
      "care",
      "lightness"
    ],
    "contexts": [
      "wellness",
      "beauty",
      "children products",
      "lifestyle"
    ],
    "avoidIn": [
      "high-contrast operational alerts"
    ]
  },
  "aliases": [],
  "sourceType": "curated",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "reviewStatus": "manual",
  "sourceUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/assets/colors.json",
  "origin": {
    "type": "common",
    "notes": "Curated common color reference used in design, material, cultural, and editorial color systems."
  },
  "family": "cyan",
  "temperature": "cool",
  "tone": [
    "balanced"
  ],
  "editorialNotes": "Curated internal color record with computed technical properties.",
  "tags": [
    "cyan",
    "cool",
    "balanced",
    "soft-ui-backgrounds",
    "pastel-palettes",
    "gentle-product-design",
    "softness",
    "care",
    "lightness"
  ],
  "popularity": 80,
  "rgb": [
    184,
    232,
    224
  ],
  "hsl": [
    170,
    51,
    82
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    21,
    0,
    3,
    9
  ],
  "luminance": 0.7329,
  "contrast": {
    "black": 15.66,
    "white": 1.34
  },
  "harmonies": {
    "complementary": "#E9BAC1",
    "analogous": [
      "#BAE9C9",
      "#BAD9E9"
    ],
    "triadic": [
      "#E1BAE9",
      "#E9E1BA"
    ],
    "tetradic": [
      "#C9BAE9",
      "#E9BAC1",
      "#D9E9BA"
    ],
    "splitComplementary": [
      "#E9BAD9",
      "#E9C9BA"
    ],
    "monochromatic": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#B8E8E0",
      "#74D2C2"
    ]
  },
  "variants": {
    "light": "#FFFFFF",
    "dark": "#74D2C2",
    "saturated": "#B0F3E7",
    "desaturated": "#C4DEDA",
    "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
    "neon": "#CCFFF6"
  },
  "wcag": {
    "AA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "AAA": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ]
  },
  "css": {
    "variable": "--color-pastel-aqua: #B8E8E0;",
    "utility": ".bg-pastel-aqua { background-color: #B8E8E0; }",
    "textUtility": ".text-pastel-aqua { color: #B8E8E0; }"
  },
  "nearestColors": [
    "powder-blue",
    "powder-sky",
    "pale-turquoise",
    "light-blue",
    "duck-egg-blue"
  ],
  "generatedPalettes": [
    "pastel-aqua"
  ],
  "generatedComparisons": [
    "pale-turquoise-vs-pastel-aqua",
    "pastel-aqua-vs-powder-blue",
    "pastel-aqua-vs-powder-sky"
  ],
  "relatedFamilies": [
    "/colors/by-family/cyan",
    "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
    "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
  ],
  "relatedTools": [
    "/harmonies/pastel-aqua",
    "/wcag/pastel-aqua",
    "/css/colors/pastel-aqua",
    "/hex/b8e8e0",
    "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
    "/tools/color-palette-generator",
    "/tools/css-color-mixer",
    "/tools/contrast-checker"
  ],
  "semanticRelations": {
    "broader": [
      "/colors/by-family/cyan",
      "/colors/by-temperature/cool",
      "/colors/by-tone/balanced"
    ],
    "narrower": [
      "/palettes/pastel-aqua"
    ],
    "related": [
      "/colors/powder-blue",
      "/colors/powder-sky",
      "/colors/pale-turquoise",
      "/colors/light-blue",
      "/colors/duck-egg-blue",
      "/compare/pale-turquoise-vs-pastel-aqua",
      "/compare/pastel-aqua-vs-powder-blue",
      "/compare/pastel-aqua-vs-powder-sky",
      "/harmonies/pastel-aqua",
      "/wcag/pastel-aqua",
      "/css/colors/pastel-aqua",
      "/hex/b8e8e0",
      "/tools/css-gradient-generator",
      "/tools/color-palette-generator",
      "/tools/css-color-mixer",
      "/tools/contrast-checker"
    ]
  },
  "pairings": {
    "best": [
      "#000000",
      "#E9BAC1",
      "#BAE9C9",
      "#BAD9E9"
    ],
    "avoid": [
      "#C4DEDA",
      "#FFFFFF"
    ],
    "neutral": [
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
    ],
    "highContrast": [
      "#000000"
    ],
    "lowContrast": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#C4DEDA"
    ]
  }
}
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