#A0CDCD#A0CDCD
#A0CDCD is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.555; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.047 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A0CDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 205, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 31%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 22%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.35, -14.65, -4.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.35, 15.43, 198.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.65% -0.0453 -0.0132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.65% 0.047 196.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.3447, 55.5421, 65.9719) |
| Luminance | 0.5554 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.19
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.95
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.81
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 9.59
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 9.73
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A0CDCD #CDA0A0
analogous
#A0CDB7 #A0CDCD #A0B7CD
triadic
#A0CDCD #CDA0CD #CDCDA0
tetradic
#A0CDCD #B7A0CD #CDA0A0 #B7CDA0
square
#A0CDCD #B7A0CD #CDA0A0 #B7CDA0
split-complementary
#A0CDCD #CDA0B7 #CDB7A0
monochromatic
#549F9F #78B8B8 #A0CDCD #C8E2E2 #EBF4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#A0CDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.11
#A0CDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A0CDCD
12.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A0CDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A0CDCD | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.11 | 12.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC2CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92D0CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a0cdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 205, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.047 196.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bddcdc',
500: '#a0cdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a0cdcd; $custom-light: #bddcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a0cdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 205,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 31.034,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81648,
"c": 0.04718,
"h": 196.3
},
"luminance": 0.55544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A0CDCD
secondary
#A26F6F
accent
#3C3CAA
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#121515
muted
#828484