#A4E8DE#A4E8DE
#A4E8DE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.709; OKLCH L 88.3% C 0.070 H 184.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4E8DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 232, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 60%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 29%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.3%, 0%, 4.3%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.43, -23.30, -1.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.43, 23.38, 184.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.29% -0.0693 -0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.29% 0.07 184.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3469, 70.8767, 79.7520) |
| Luminance | 0.7088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.39
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.22
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 5.31
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 5.60
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 5.68
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4E8DE #E8A4AE
analogous
#A4E8BC #A4E8DE #A4D0E8
triadic
#A4E8DE #DEA4E8 #E8DEA4
tetradic
#A4E8DE #BCA4E8 #E8A4AE #D0E8A4
square
#A4E8DE #BCA4E8 #E8A4AE #D0E8A4
split-complementary
#A4E8DE #E8A4D0 #E8BCA4
monochromatic
#42CFBB #73DCCC #A4E8DE #D5F4F0 #E7F9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#A4E8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.18
#A4E8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4E8DE
15.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4E8DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4E8DE | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.18 | 15.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E1E1DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D5D7DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FEBE5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4e8de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 232, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.3% 0.070 184.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1efe8',
500: '#a4e8de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4e8de; $custom-light: #c1efe8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4e8de",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 232,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.176,
"s": 59.649,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88293,
"c": 0.06951,
"h": 184.6
},
"luminance": 0.7088
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4E8DE
secondary
#C36D7A
accent
#1E37C7
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F9FEFC
border
#D2D6D5
text
#121616
muted
#828584