#A4B0BA#A4B0BA
#A4B0BA is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.020 H 243.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4B0BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 176, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 14%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 12%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.8%, 5.4%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.21, -2.14, -6.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.21, 6.87, 251.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.09% -0.0089 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.09% 0.02 243.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.6961, 42.4878, 52.5544) |
| Luminance | 0.4249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 2.79
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.14
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 5.69
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.44
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 6.49
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 6.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4B0BA #BAAEA4
analogous
#A4BAB9 #A4B0BA #A4A5BA
triadic
#A4B0BA #BAA4B0 #B0BAA4
tetradic
#A4B0BA #B9A4BA #BAAEA4 #A5BAA4
square
#A4B0BA #B9A4BA #BAAEA4 #A5BAA4
split-complementary
#A4B0BA #BAA4A5 #BAB9A4
monochromatic
#627381 #8192A0 #A4B0BA #C7CED4 #EAECEF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#A4B0BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#A4B0BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4B0BA
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4B0BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4B0BA | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB0BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ADBA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FB2B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4b0ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 176, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.020 243.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc7ce',
500: '#a4b0ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4b0ba; $custom-light: #bfc7ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4b0ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 176,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 207.273,
"s": 13.75,
"l": 68.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75092,
"c": 0.01971,
"h": 243.1
},
"luminance": 0.42488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4B0BA
secondary
#E0DDDA
accent
#6F4E98
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#121313
muted
#818282