#A4C8C2#A4C8C2
#A4C8C2 is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.531; OKLCH L 80.5% C 0.039 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4C8C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 200, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 25%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 18%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.93, -13.17, -0.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.93, 13.21, 184.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.48% -0.0392 -0.0028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.48% 0.039 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(45.6991, 53.0947, 58.8690) |
| Luminance | 0.5310 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.68
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.40
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 9.68
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.82
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 11.19
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 11.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4C8C2 #C8A4AA
analogous
#A4C8B0 #A4C8C2 #A4BCC8
triadic
#A4C8C2 #C2A4C8 #C8C2A4
tetradic
#A4C8C2 #B0A4C8 #C8A4AA #BCC8A4
square
#A4C8C2 #B0A4C8 #C8A4AA #BCC8A4
split-complementary
#A4C8C2 #C8A4BC #C8B0A4
monochromatic
#5B978D #7EB1A8 #A4C8C2 #CADFDC #ECF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#A4C8C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.62
#A4C8C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4C8C2
11.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4C8C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4C8C2 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.62 | 11.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4C4C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BDBFC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9ACAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4c8c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 200, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.5% 0.039 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfd8d4',
500: '#a4c8c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4c8c2; $custom-light: #bfd8d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4c8c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 200,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170,
"s": 24.658,
"l": 71.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80483,
"c": 0.03932,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.53096
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4C8C2
secondary
#9D747A
accent
#4252A3
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F8FBFB
border
#D1D4D4
text
#121414
muted
#828383