#A5BCBA#A5BCBA
#A5BCBA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.025 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A5BCBA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 188, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 15%, 69%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 12%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 1.1%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.51, -8.22, -1.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.51, 8.39, 191.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.72% -0.0249 -0.0045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.72% 0.025 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(42.3610, 47.5101, 53.3834) |
| Luminance | 0.4751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 7.97
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.65
Cool Gray
#9AA7B0
ΔE00 9.15
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.84
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.99
Dove Gray
#B6B8BD
ΔE00 10.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A5BCBA #BCA5A7
analogous
#A5BCAF #A5BCBA #A5B3BC
triadic
#A5BCBA #BAA5BC #BCBAA5
tetradic
#A5BCBA #AFA5BC #BCA5A7 #B3BCA5
square
#A5BCBA #AFA5BC #BCA5A7 #B3BCA5
split-complementary
#A5BCBA #BCA5B3 #BCAFA5
monochromatic
#628481 #82A29F #A5BCBA #C8D6D5 #EBF0F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#A5BCBA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#A5BCBA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A5BCBA
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A5BCBA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A5BCBA | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B9BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4B6BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9FBDBB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a5bcba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 188, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.025 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfd0ce',
500: '#a5bcba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a5bcba; $custom-light: #bfd0ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a5bcba",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 188,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.783,
"s": 14.65,
"l": 69.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77721,
"c": 0.02532,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.47511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A5BCBA
secondary
#E2DBDC
accent
#4D5399
background
#FBFCFC
surface
#F7F9F9
border
#D0D2D2
text
#121413
muted
#818282