#A4E8CE#A4E8CE
#A4E8CE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.701; OKLCH L 87.8% C 0.077 H 168.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4E8CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 232, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(157, 60%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(157, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.3%, 0%, 11.2%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.03, -26.66, 5.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.03, 27.29, 167.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.84% -0.0759 0.0151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.84% 0.077 168.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.3033, 70.0593, 68.9894) |
| Luminance | 0.7006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 3.54
Pale Turquoise
#A5FBD5
ΔE00 5.03
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 5.45
Mint
#AAF0C1
ΔE00 6.00
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.31
Light Turquoise
#7EF4CC
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4E8CE #E8A4BE
analogous
#A4E8AC #A4E8CE #A4E0E8
triadic
#A4E8CE #CEA4E8 #E8CEA4
tetradic
#A4E8CE #ACA4E8 #E8A4BE #E0E8A4
square
#A4E8CE #ACA4E8 #E8A4BE #E0E8A4
split-complementary
#A4E8CE #E8A4E0 #E8ACA4
monochromatic
#42CF99 #73DCB4 #A4E8CE #D5F4E8 #E7F9F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.40
#A4E8CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.01
#A4E8CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4E8CE
15.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4E8CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4E8CE | 1.00 | 1.40 | 15.01 | 15.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E4DFCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D8D6D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#93E9E0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DADADA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4e8ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 232, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.8% 0.077 168.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0efdd',
500: '#a4e8ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4e8ce; $custom-light: #c0efdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4e8ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 232,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 157.059,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87842,
"c": 0.07736,
"h": 168.8
},
"luminance": 0.70062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4E8CE
secondary
#C36D8E
accent
#1E5FC7
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F9FEFC
border
#D2D6D5
text
#121615
muted
#828584