#A4CED3#A4CED3
#A4CED3 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.567; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.045 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4CED3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 206, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 35%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 22%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.3%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.03, -12.64, -7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.03, 14.46, 209.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.3% -0.0404 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.3% 0.045 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.1356, 56.7364, 69.9777) |
| Luminance | 0.5674 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.26
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 4.57
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.31
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 8.39
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 8.48
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 9.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4CED3 #D3A9A4
analogous
#A4D3C0 #A4CED3 #A4B6D3
triadic
#A4CED3 #D3A4CE #CED3A4
tetradic
#A4CED3 #C0A4D3 #D3A9A4 #B6D3A4
square
#A4CED3 #C0A4D3 #D3A9A4 #B6D3A4
split-complementary
#A4CED3 #D3A4B6 #D3C0A4
monochromatic
#52A1AA #7BB8BF #A4CED3 #CDE4E7 #EAF4F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#A4CED3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#A4CED3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4CED3
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4CED3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4CED3 | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7CAD3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC4D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#95D2CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4ced3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 206, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.045 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0dde0',
500: '#a4ced3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4ced3; $custom-light: #c0dde0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4ced3",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 206,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.383,
"s": 34.815,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82304,
"c": 0.04473,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.56738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4CED3
secondary
#A97872
accent
#4438AE
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#121515
muted
#828484