#A9DBDD#A9DBDD
#A9DBDD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.643; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.052 H 199.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9DBDD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 219, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 43%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 24%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23.5%, 0.9%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.13, -15.59, -6.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.13, 16.80, 201.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.73% -0.0488 -0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.73% 0.052 199.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.7409, 64.3162, 77.9226) |
| Luminance | 0.6432 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 2.30
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 4.66
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.88
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 6.34
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 6.72
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9DBDD #DDABA9
analogous
#A9DDC5 #A9DBDD #A9C1DD
triadic
#A9DBDD #DDA9DB #DBDDA9
tetradic
#A9DBDD #C5A9DD #DDABA9 #C1DDA9
square
#A9DBDD #C5A9DD #DDABA9 #C1DDA9
split-complementary
#A9DBDD #DDA9C1 #DDC5A9
monochromatic
#51B6BA #7DC9CC #A9DBDD #D5EDEE #E9F6F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#A9DBDD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.86
#A9DBDD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9DBDD
13.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9DBDD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9DBDD | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.86 | 13.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D6DD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CACFDD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98DFDB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9dbdd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 219, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.052 199.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3e6e7',
500: '#a9dbdd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9dbdd; $custom-light: #c3e6e7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9dbdd",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 219,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.308,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 76.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85729,
"c": 0.05167,
"h": 199.3
},
"luminance": 0.64319
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9DBDD
secondary
#B57775
accent
#342FB6
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131616
muted
#828484