#A4E4E8#A4E4E8
#A4E4E8 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.692; OKLCH L 87.7% C 0.065 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4E4E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 228, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 60%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.3%, 1.7%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(86.60, -19.10, -8.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(86.60, 20.88, 203.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.73% -0.0603 -0.0231) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.73% 0.065 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6139, 69.2025, 86.6499) |
| Luminance | 0.6921 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 2.69
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 3.43
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 3.87
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.88
Robin Egg Blue
#8AF1FE
ΔE00 5.48
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4E4E8 #E8A8A4
analogous
#A4E8CA #A4E4E8 #A4C2E8
triadic
#A4E4E8 #E8A4E4 #E4E8A4
tetradic
#A4E4E8 #CAA4E8 #E8A8A4 #C2E8A4
square
#A4E4E8 #CAA4E8 #E8A8A4 #C2E8A4
split-complementary
#A4E4E8 #E8A4C2 #E8CAA4
monochromatic
#42C7CF #73D6DC #A4E4E8 #D5F2F4 #E7F8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.41
#A4E4E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.84
#A4E4E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4E4E8
14.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4E4E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4E4E8 | 1.00 | 1.41 | 14.84 | 14.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DBDEE8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CED5E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8CE9E5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D9D9D9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4e4e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 228, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.7% 0.065 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1ecef',
500: '#a4e4e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4e4e8; $custom-light: #c1ecef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4e4e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 228,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.529,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87728,
"c": 0.06458,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.69206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4E4E8
secondary
#C3726D
accent
#281EC7
background
#FDFEFF
surface
#F9FDFE
border
#D2D5D6
text
#121616
muted
#828485