#A0BFBF#A0BFBF
#A0BFBF is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.485; OKLCH L 78.2% C 0.033 H 196.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A0BFBF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 191, 191) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 19%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 16%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(16.2%, 0%, 0%, 25.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.14, -10.40, -3.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.14, 10.97, 198.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.17% -0.0321 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.17% 0.033 196.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.5295, 48.4955, 56.3999) |
| Luminance | 0.4850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 8.39
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.59
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.32
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 10.32
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.41
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A0BFBF #BFA0A0
analogous
#A0BFB0 #A0BFBF #A0B0BF
triadic
#A0BFBF #BFA0BF #BFBFA0
tetradic
#A0BFBF #B0A0BF #BFA0A0 #B0BFA0
square
#A0BFBF #B0A0BF #BFA0A0 #B0BFA0
split-complementary
#A0BFBF #BFA0B0 #BFB0A0
monochromatic
#5C8989 #7BA6A6 #A0BFBF #C5D8D8 #E9F0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.96
#A0BFBF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.70
#A0BFBF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A0BFBF
10.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A0BFBF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A0BFBF | 1.00 | 1.96 | 10.70 | 10.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBBCBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B7BF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97C1BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a0bfbf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 191, 191); /* oklch */ color: oklch(78.2% 0.033 196.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bcd2d2',
500: '#a0bfbf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a0bfbf; $custom-light: #bcd2d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a0bfbf",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 191,
"b": 191
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 19.497,
"l": 68.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.78173,
"c": 0.03349,
"h": 196.5
},
"luminance": 0.48497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A0BFBF
secondary
#E2D9D9
accent
#48489E
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F6F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121414
muted
#818282