#A4BCB4#A4BCB4
#A4BCB4 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.472; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.029 H 173.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4BCB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 188, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 15%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 13%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 4.3%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.29, -9.76, 1.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.29, 9.85, 172.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.47% -0.0284 0.0033) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.47% 0.029 173.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(41.5293, 47.1534, 50.0847) |
| Luminance | 0.4715 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 9.45
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 9.76
Greenish Grey
#96AE8D
ΔE00 10.11
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 11.27
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.31
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 11.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4BCB4 #BCA4AC
analogous
#A4BCA8 #A4BCB4 #A4B8BC
triadic
#A4BCB4 #B4A4BC #BCB4A4
tetradic
#A4BCB4 #A8A4BC #BCA4AC #B8BCA4
square
#A4BCB4 #A8A4BC #BCA4AC #B8BCA4
split-complementary
#A4BCB4 #BCA4B8 #BCA8A4
monochromatic
#618479 #81A297 #A4BCB4 #C7D6D1 #EAF0EE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#A4BCB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.43
#A4BCB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4BCB4
10.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4BCB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4BCB4 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.43 | 10.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB9B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6B5B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FBDBA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4bcb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 188, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.029 173.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfd0ca',
500: '#a4bcb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4bcb4; $custom-light: #bfd0ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4bcb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 188,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160,
"s": 15.19,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77471,
"c": 0.02857,
"h": 173.5
},
"luminance": 0.47154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4BCB4
secondary
#E1DADD
accent
#4C6699
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F9F8
border
#D0D2D1
text
#121413
muted
#818282