#A4B2B8#A4B2B8
#A4B2B8 is a light, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.018 H 225.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4B2B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 178, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(198, 12%, 68%) |
| HSV | hsv(198, 11%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.9%, 3.3%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.69, -3.64, -4.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.69, 5.96, 232.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.45% -0.0126 -0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.45% 0.018 225.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8800, 43.1934, 51.5742) |
| Luminance | 0.4319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 3.51
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 4.72
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 5.77
Dark Gray
#A9A9A9
ΔE00 6.49
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 7.20
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4B2B8 #B8AAA4
analogous
#A4B8B4 #A4B2B8 #A4A8B8
triadic
#A4B2B8 #B8A4B2 #B2B8A4
tetradic
#A4B2B8 #B4A4B8 #B8AAA4 #A8B8A4
square
#A4B2B8 #B4A4B8 #B8AAA4 #A8B8A4
split-complementary
#A4B2B8 #B8A4A8 #B8B4A4
monochromatic
#63767F #82959D #A4B2B8 #C6CFD3 #E9ECEE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#A4B2B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#A4B2B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4B2B8
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4B2B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4B2B8 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB1B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAFB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FB4B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4b2b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 178, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.018 225.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfc9cd',
500: '#a4b2b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4b2b8; $custom-light: #bfc9cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4b2b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 178,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 198,
"s": 12.346,
"l": 68.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75451,
"c": 0.01788,
"h": 225.3
},
"luminance": 0.43194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4B2B8
secondary
#DFDBD9
accent
#644F96
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F8F9
border
#D0D1D2
text
#121313
muted
#818282