#A3CDCD#A3CDCD
#A3CDCD is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.559; OKLCH L 81.8% C 0.044 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A3CDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 205, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 30%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20.5%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.53, -13.73, -4.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.53, 14.47, 198.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.84% -0.0424 -0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.84% 0.044 196.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(47.9518, 55.8552, 66.0004) |
| Luminance | 0.5586 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.10
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.69
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.02
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 9.73
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 9.92
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A3CDCD #CDA3A3
analogous
#A3CDB8 #A3CDCD #A3B8CD
triadic
#A3CDCD #CDA3CD #CDCDA3
tetradic
#A3CDCD #B8A3CD #CDA3A3 #B8CDA3
square
#A3CDCD #B8A3CD #CDA3A3 #B8CDA3
split-complementary
#A3CDCD #CDA3B8 #CDB8A3
monochromatic
#569F9F #7BB7B7 #A3CDCD #CBE3E3 #EBF4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.73
#A3CDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.17
#A3CDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A3CDCD
12.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A3CDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A3CDCD | 1.00 | 1.73 | 12.17 | 12.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC2CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96D0CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a3cdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 205, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.8% 0.044 196.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfdcdc',
500: '#a3cdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a3cdcd; $custom-light: #bfdcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a3cdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 205,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 29.577,
"l": 72.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81836,
"c": 0.04423,
"h": 196.3
},
"luminance": 0.55857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A3CDCD
secondary
#A27272
accent
#3D3DA8
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#121515
muted
#828484