#A8C2BC#A8C2BC
#A8C2BC is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.505; OKLCH L 79.3% C 0.029 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8C2BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 194, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 18%, 71%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 13%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(76.40, -9.98, 0.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(76.40, 9.98, 179.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.28% -0.0294 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.28% 0.029 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(44.5151, 50.5383, 54.9767) |
| Luminance | 0.5054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 9.34
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 9.45
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 10.18
Cool Grey
#95A3A6
ΔE00 10.32
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 11.17
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8C2BC #C2A8AE
analogous
#A8C2AF #A8C2BC #A8BBC2
triadic
#A8C2BC #BCA8C2 #C2BCA8
tetradic
#A8C2BC #AFA8C2 #C2A8AE #BBC2A8
square
#A8C2BC #AFA8C2 #C2A8AE #BBC2A8
split-complementary
#A8C2BC #C2A8BB #C2AFA8
monochromatic
#638D83 #84A9A0 #A8C2BC #CCDBD8 #EDF2F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.89
#A8C2BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.11
#A8C2BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8C2BC
11.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8C2BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8C2BC | 1.00 | 1.89 | 11.11 | 11.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BFBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BABBBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2C3C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BCBCBC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8c2bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 194, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.3% 0.029 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2d4d0',
500: '#a8c2bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8c2bc; $custom-light: #c2d4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8c2bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 194,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.154,
"s": 17.568,
"l": 70.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79281,
"c": 0.02945,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.50539
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8C2BC
secondary
#96787F
accent
#4A5D9C
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#121414
muted
#828383