Waterspout (#A4F4F9)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

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Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 1.24:1 — vs black: 16.89:1

Color values

  • HEX #A4F4F9
  • RGB rgb(164, 244, 249)
  • HSL hsl(183, 34%, 97%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 34.14, 2.01, 0, 2.35 )
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Tags

Mood

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Style

Pastel (210) Cool (180)

Use case

Text (210) Background (190) Print (170)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #A4F4F9 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Waterspout
#A4F4F9 Base
#F9A9A4
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Waterspout
#A4F4F9 Base
#A4F9D4
#A4CAF9
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Waterspout
#A4F4F9 Base
#F9A4F4
#F4F9A4
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Waterspout
#A4F4F9 Base
#F9A4CA
#F9D4A4
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Waterspout
#A4F4F9 Base
#D4A4F9
#F9A9A4
#CAF9A4
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Waterspout
#A4F4F9 Base
#14E3F0
#5CEBF4
#7EEFF6
#CAF9FC
#E7FCFD
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Waterspout, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #021718
— #065B61
— #0BA0A9
— #13E2EF
— #5BEBF4
Waterspout #A4F4F9 Base
— #B1F6FA
— #BFF7FB
— #CCF9FC
— #DAFAFD
— #E7FCFD
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #A4F4F9. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #A4F4F9;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #A4F4F9;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #A4F4F9;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #A4F4F9,
        #FBF7F7
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #A4F4F9,
        #FBF7F7
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$waterspout: #A4F4F9;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$waterspout-r: 164;
$waterspout-g: 244;
$waterspout-b: 249;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $waterspout;
    color: rgba($waterspout-r, $waterspout-g, $waterspout-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Waterspout appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #A4F4F9 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #E1E1FA Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #EDEDF9 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #A3F5F5 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #E6E6E6 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Waterspout ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Waterspout #A4F4F9 Base
Celeste #B2FFFF ΔE 2.96
Pale Blue #AFEEEE ΔE 2.96
Electric Blue #7DF9FF ΔE 4.54
Blizzard Blue #ACE5EE ΔE 5.07

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.