#A0BCBA#A0BCBA
#A0BCBA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 77.4% C 0.031 H 191.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A0BCBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 188, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 17%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 15%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.9%, 0%, 1.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.18, -9.87, -2.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.18, 10.11, 192.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.37% -0.03 -0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.37% 0.031 191.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.3411, 46.9841, 53.3356) |
| Luminance | 0.4698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 8.62
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.63
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 9.74
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.97
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.09
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A0BCBA #BCA0A2
analogous
#A0BCAC #A0BCBA #A0B0BC
triadic
#A0BCBA #BAA0BC #BCBAA0
tetradic
#A0BCBA #ACA0BC #BCA0A2 #B0BCA0
square
#A0BCBA #ACA0BC #BCA0A2 #B0BCA0
split-complementary
#A0BCBA #BCA0B0 #BCACA0
monochromatic
#5D8482 #7CA3A0 #A0BCBA #C4D5D4 #E8EFEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#A0BCBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.40
#A0BCBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A0BCBA
10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A0BCBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A0BCBA | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B5BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98BEBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a0bcba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 188, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.4% 0.031 191.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd0ce',
500: '#a0bcba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a0bcba; $custom-light: #bcd0ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a0bcba",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 188,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.714,
"s": 17.284,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7737,
"c": 0.03058,
"h": 191.2
},
"luminance": 0.46985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A0BCBA
secondary
#E0D8D8
accent
#4A509C
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121413
muted
#818282