#A0BCB8#A0BCB8
#A0BCB8 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.469; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.031 H 186.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A0BCB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 188, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 15%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 0%, 2.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.13, -10.28, -1.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.13, 10.35, 186.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.31% -0.0308 -0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.31% 0.031 186.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.1299, 46.8997, 52.2236) |
| Luminance | 0.4690 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.01
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 10.06
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.30
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 10.31
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 10.60
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A0BCB8 #BCA0A4
analogous
#A0BCAA #A0BCB8 #A0B2BC
triadic
#A0BCB8 #B8A0BC #BCB8A0
tetradic
#A0BCB8 #AAA0BC #BCA0A4 #B2BCA0
square
#A0BCB8 #AAA0BC #BCA0A4 #B2BCA0
split-complementary
#A0BCB8 #BCA0B2 #BCAAA0
monochromatic
#5D847F #7CA39D #A0BCB8 #C4D5D3 #E8EFEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#A0BCB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.38
#A0BCB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A0BCB8
10.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A0BCB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A0BCB8 | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.38 | 10.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B5B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#99BDBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a0bcb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 188, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.031 186.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd0cd',
500: '#a0bcb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a0bcb8; $custom-light: #bcd0cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a0bcb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 188,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.429,
"s": 17.284,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77309,
"c": 0.03097,
"h": 186.1
},
"luminance": 0.46901
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A0BCB8
secondary
#E0D8D9
accent
#4A569C
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121413
muted
#818282