#A4BCBC#A4BCBC
#A4BCBC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.026 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4BCBC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 188, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 15%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 13%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.50, -8.15, -2.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.50, 8.60, 198.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.71% -0.0251 -0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.71% 0.026 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3679, 47.4888, 54.5013) |
| Luminance | 0.4749 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.76
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 8.67
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.80
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.18
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.82
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 9.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4BCBC #BCA4A4
analogous
#A4BCB0 #A4BCBC #A4B0BC
triadic
#A4BCBC #BCA4BC #BCBCA4
tetradic
#A4BCBC #B0A4BC #BCA4A4 #B0BCA4
square
#A4BCBC #B0A4BC #BCA4A4 #B0BCA4
split-complementary
#A4BCBC #BCA4B0 #BCB0A4
monochromatic
#618484 #81A2A2 #A4BCBC #C7D6D6 #EAF0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#A4BCBC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#A4BCBC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4BCBC
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4BCBC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4BCBC | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B6BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DBEBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4bcbc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 188, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.026 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfd0d0',
500: '#a4bcbc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4bcbc; $custom-light: #bfd0d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4bcbc",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 188,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 15.19,
"l": 69.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77711,
"c": 0.02624,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.4749
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4BCBC
secondary
#E1DADA
accent
#4C4C99
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121414
muted
#818282