#A0CDCE#A0CDCE
#A0CDCE is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.556; OKLCH L 81.7% C 0.047 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A0CDCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 205, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 32%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 22%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.38, -14.43, -5.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.38, 15.39, 200.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.68% -0.0449 -0.0145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.68% 0.047 198) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.4658, 55.5906, 66.6097) |
| Luminance | 0.5559 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.98
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.56
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.85
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 9.48
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 9.60
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A0CDCE #CEA1A0
analogous
#A0CEB8 #A0CDCE #A0B6CE
triadic
#A0CDCE #CEA0CD #CDCEA0
tetradic
#A0CDCE #B8A0CE #CEA1A0 #B6CEA0
square
#A0CDCE #B8A0CE #CEA1A0 #B6CEA0
split-complementary
#A0CDCE #CEA0B6 #CEB8A0
monochromatic
#539FA1 #78B8B9 #A0CDCE #C8E2E3 #EBF4F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#A0CDCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.12
#A0CDCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A0CDCE
12.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A0CDCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A0CDCE | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.12 | 12.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BEC2CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#91D0CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a0cdce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 205, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.7% 0.047 198.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bddcdc',
500: '#a0cdce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a0cdce; $custom-light: #bddcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a0cdce",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 205,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.304,
"s": 31.944,
"l": 71.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81679,
"c": 0.04719,
"h": 198
},
"luminance": 0.55592
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A0CDCE
secondary
#A3706F
accent
#3D3BAB
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FCFC
border
#D1D5D5
text
#121515
muted
#828484