#A9CECD#A9CECD
#A9CECD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.570; OKLCH L 82.4% C 0.039 H 194.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9CECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 206, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 27%, 74%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 18%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.17, -12.39, -3.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.17, 12.89, 196.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.44% -0.038 -0.0097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.44% 0.039 194.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(49.4499, 56.9838, 66.1393) |
| Luminance | 0.5698 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.21
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.70
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.30
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 9.78
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 10.43
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 10.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9CECD #CEA9AA
analogous
#A9CEBA #A9CECD #A9BCCE
triadic
#A9CECD #CDA9CE #CECDA9
tetradic
#A9CECD #BAA9CE #CEA9AA #BCCEA9
square
#A9CECD #BAA9CE #CEA9AA #BCCEA9
split-complementary
#A9CECD #CEA9BC #CEBAA9
monochromatic
#5CA19F #82B8B6 #A9CECD #D0E4E4 #ECF4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.69
#A9CECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.40
#A9CECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9CECD
12.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9CECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9CECD | 1.00 | 1.69 | 12.40 | 12.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C4CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9ED0CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9cecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 206, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.4% 0.039 194.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3dddc',
500: '#a9cecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9cecd; $custom-light: #c3dddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9cecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 206,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.378,
"s": 27.407,
"l": 73.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82439,
"c": 0.03924,
"h": 194.4
},
"luminance": 0.56985
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9CECD
secondary
#A37879
accent
#3F42A6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#121515
muted
#828484