Water Leaf Color
Water Leaf is a cyan color with hex code #A1E9DE. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with water leaf, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Water Leaf Color Values
What Does Water Leaf Mean?
Water Leaf belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Water Leaf reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Water Leaf is classified as a green (nearest centroid: very light bluish green, #96DED1).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Water Leaf
Water Leaf and #E9A0AB are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #A0E9B9 and #A0CFE9, which sit beside water leaf on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair water leaf with triadic partners #DEA0E9 and #E9DEA0. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Ice Cold —
#B1F4E7(Delta E 4) - Cruise —
#B5ECDF(Delta E 5) - Riptide —
#8BE6D8(Delta E 6) - PaleTurquoise —
#AFEEEE(Delta E 7) - Morning Glory —
#9EDEE0(Delta E 8)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #A1E9DE; }
.background { background-color: #A1E9DE; }
.border { border: 2px solid #A1E9DE; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #A1E9DE40; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for water leaf?
Water Leaf has the hex code #A1E9DE. In RGB notation it is rgb(161, 233, 222), in HSL it is hsl(171, 62%, 77%), and its OKLCH value is 0.883, 0.073, 184.1.
What does the color water leaf mean?
Cyan-family colors like water leaf carry distinct psychological associations. Water Leaf belongs to the cyan family of colors. The cyan family covers turquoise, teal, and aqua: blue calmed down with a little green mixed in. Travel sites, spas, and healthcare brands camp here because these hues read as fresh and clean without turning clinical. As a lighter shade, Water Leaf reads as airy and understated, comfortable working in backgrounds and across big surfaces.
What colors go with water leaf?
Water Leaf has three easy routes: its complement #E9A0AB for punch, its neighbors #A0E9B9 and #A0CFE9 for something calmer, or triadic partners #DEA0E9 and #E9DEA0 when you want energy.
Is water leaf a standard web color?
No — Water Leaf is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #A1E9DE or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make water leaf lighter or darker?
To lighten water leaf, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #EEFBF9 (lightest tint) to #0D3630 (darkest shade).
About Water Leaf
Water Leaf is classified as a Green in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Cyan hue family. It has The color is recognized by Resene.
Use our Color Converter to convert #A1E9DE to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.