#A4CDCD#A4CDCD
#A4CDCD is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.560; OKLCH L 81.9% C 0.043 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4CDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 205, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 29%, 72%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 20%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(20%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.59, -13.43, -4.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.59, 14.15, 198.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.9% -0.0415 -0.0122) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.9% 0.043 196.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1574, 55.9612, 66.0100) |
| Luminance | 0.5596 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.10
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.61
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.10
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 9.75
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 10.04
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 10.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4CDCD #CDA4A4
analogous
#A4CDB9 #A4CDCD #A4B9CD
triadic
#A4CDCD #CDA4CD #CDCDA4
tetradic
#A4CDCD #B9A4CD #CDA4A4 #B9CDA4
square
#A4CDCD #B9A4CD #CDA4A4 #B9CDA4
split-complementary
#A4CDCD #CDA4B9 #CDB9A4
monochromatic
#579F9F #7DB7B7 #A4CDCD #CBE3E3 #EBF4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#A4CDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.19
#A4CDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4CDCD
12.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4CDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4CDCD | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.19 | 12.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC3CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#97D0CD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C5C5C5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4cdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 205, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.9% 0.043 196.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfdcdc',
500: '#a4cdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4cdcd; $custom-light: #bfdcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4cdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 205,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 29.078,
"l": 72.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.819,
"c": 0.04324,
"h": 196.3
},
"luminance": 0.55963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4CDCD
secondary
#A27373
accent
#3E3EA8
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#121515
muted
#828484