#A3C8CA#A3C8CA
#A3C8CA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.534; OKLCH L 80.7% C 0.039 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3C8CA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 200, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 27%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 19%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(19.3%, 1%, 0%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.09, -11.80, -5.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.09, 12.84, 203.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.66% -0.037 -0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.66% 0.039 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(46.4162, 53.3578, 63.7192) |
| Luminance | 0.5336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.00
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.26
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.66
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.92
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 10.21
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 10.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3C8CA #CAA5A3
analogous
#A3CAB9 #A3C8CA #A3B5CA
triadic
#A3C8CA #CAA3C8 #C8CAA3
tetradic
#A3C8CA #B9A3CA #CAA5A3 #B5CAA3
square
#A3C8CA #B9A3CA #CAA5A3 #B5CAA3
split-complementary
#A3C8CA #CAA3B5 #CAB9A3
monochromatic
#59979A #7CB1B4 #A3C8CA #CADFE0 #ECF3F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.80
#A3C8CA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.67
#A3C8CA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3C8CA
11.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3C8CA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3C8CA | 1.00 | 1.80 | 11.67 | 11.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C4CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BBBFCA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97CBC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3c8ca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 200, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.7% 0.039 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfd8da',
500: '#a3c8ca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3c8ca; $custom-light: #bfd8da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3c8ca",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 200,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.077,
"s": 26.897,
"l": 71.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80661,
"c": 0.03946,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.53359
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3C8CA
secondary
#9F7572
accent
#4540A5
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#121414
muted
#828383