#A9DFE3#A9DFE3
#A9DFE3 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.668; OKLCH L 86.8% C 0.056 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9DFE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 223, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 51%, 78%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 26%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.38, -16.30, -7.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.38, 17.97, 204.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.78% -0.0515 -0.0207) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.78% 0.056 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.6107, 66.7539, 82.5601) |
| Luminance | 0.6676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 1.79
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 3.92
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 5.28
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 5.56
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.68
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 6.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9DFE3 #E3ADA9
analogous
#A9E3CA #A9DFE3 #A9C2E3
triadic
#A9DFE3 #E3A9DF #DFE3A9
tetradic
#A9DFE3 #CAA9E3 #E3ADA9 #C2E3A9
square
#A9DFE3 #CAA9E3 #E3ADA9 #C2E3A9
split-complementary
#A9DFE3 #E3A9C2 #E3CAA9
monochromatic
#4DBDC5 #7BCED4 #A9DFE3 #D7F0F2 #E8F6F7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#A9DFE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.35
#A9DFE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9DFE3
14.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9DFE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9DFE3 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.35 | 14.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7DAE3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CCD2E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#96E3E0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9dfe3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 223, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.8% 0.056 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4e9eb',
500: '#a9dfe3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9dfe3; $custom-light: #c4e9eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9dfe3",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 223,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.138,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 77.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86778,
"c": 0.05554,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.66756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9DFE3
secondary
#BD7973
accent
#3227BE
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFD
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131616
muted
#828484