#A8CBCA#A8CBCA
#A8CBCA is a light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.553; OKLCH L 81.6% C 0.037 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A8CBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 203, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 25%, 73%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 17%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17.2%, 0%, 0.5%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.21, -11.78, -3.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.21, 12.26, 195.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(81.64% -0.0361 -0.0092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(81.64% 0.037 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(48.1621, 55.2995, 64.0020) |
| Luminance | 0.5530 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.90
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.95
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.12
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 10.53
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 10.73
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 11.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A8CBCA #CBA8A9
analogous
#A8CBB8 #A8CBCA #A8BACB
triadic
#A8CBCA #CAA8CB #CBCAA8
tetradic
#A8CBCA #B8A8CB #CBA8A9 #BACBA8
square
#A8CBCA #B8A8CB #CBA8A9 #BACBA8
split-complementary
#A8CBCA #CBA8BA #CBB8A8
monochromatic
#5D9C9A #82B4B3 #A8CBCA #CEE2E1 #ECF4F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.74
#A8CBCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.06
#A8CBCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A8CBCA
12.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A8CBCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A8CBCA | 1.00 | 1.74 | 12.06 | 12.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C7CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFC2CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9ECDCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a8cbca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 203, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(81.6% 0.037 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2dada',
500: '#a8cbca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a8cbca; $custom-light: #c2dada; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a8cbca",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 203,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.286,
"s": 25.18,
"l": 72.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.81637,
"c": 0.0373,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.55301
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A8CBCA
secondary
#A07778
accent
#4245A4
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#121514
muted
#828483