#A4E9DE#A4E9DE
#A4E9DE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.714; OKLCH L 88.5% C 0.071 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4E9DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 233, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 61%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 30%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.6%, 0%, 4.7%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.70, -23.79, -1.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.70, 23.84, 183.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.51% -0.0705 -0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.51% 0.071 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.6292, 71.4413, 79.8461) |
| Luminance | 0.7144 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.70
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.24
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 5.28
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 5.47
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 5.55
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4E9DE #E9A4AF
analogous
#A4E9BB #A4E9DE #A4D1E9
triadic
#A4E9DE #DEA4E9 #E9DEA4
tetradic
#A4E9DE #BBA4E9 #E9A4AF #D1E9A4
square
#A4E9DE #BBA4E9 #E9A4AF #D1E9A4
split-complementary
#A4E9DE #E9A4D1 #E9BBA4
monochromatic
#41D1BA #73DDCC #A4E9DE #D5F5F0 #E6F9F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.37
#A4E9DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.29
#A4E9DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A4E9DE
15.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4E9DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4E9DE | 1.00 | 1.37 | 15.29 | 15.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E3E1DE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D6D8DF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8FECE5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DCDCDC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4e9de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 233, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.5% 0.071 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1f0e8',
500: '#a4e9de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4e9de; $custom-light: #c1f0e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4e9de",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 233,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.435,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 77.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88512,
"c": 0.07067,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.71444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4E9DE
secondary
#C46D7B
accent
#1D38C9
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F9FEFC
border
#D2D6D5
text
#121616
muted
#828584