#A9DBCD#A9DBCD
#A9DBCD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.635; OKLCH L 85.3% C 0.055 H 175.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9DBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 219, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 41%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 23%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.8%, 0%, 6.4%, 14.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.71, -18.98, 1.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.71, 19.05, 175.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.25% -0.0552 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.25% 0.055 175.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.7099, 63.5038, 67.2260) |
| Luminance | 0.6351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.14
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 7.27
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 7.59
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 7.89
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 8.08
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 8.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9DBCD #DBA9B7
analogous
#A9DBB4 #A9DBCD #A9D0DB
triadic
#A9DBCD #CDA9DB #DBCDA9
tetradic
#A9DBCD #B4A9DB #DBA9B7 #D0DBA9
square
#A9DBCD #B4A9DB #DBA9B7 #D0DBA9
split-complementary
#A9DBCD #DBA9D0 #DBB4A9
monochromatic
#53B79B #7EC9B4 #A9DBCD #D4EDE6 #E9F6F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.53
#A9DBCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.70
#A9DBCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9DBCD
13.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9DBCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9DBCD | 1.00 | 1.53 | 13.70 | 13.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D5CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CECECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9CDCD7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9dbcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 219, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.3% 0.055 175.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3e6dc',
500: '#a9dbcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9dbcd; $custom-light: #c3e6dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9dbcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 219,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.2,
"s": 40.984,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85252,
"c": 0.05534,
"h": 175.9
},
"luminance": 0.63506
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9DBCD
secondary
#B37587
accent
#3156B4
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#121615
muted
#828484