#A9E8EA#A9E8EA
#A9E8EA is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.721; OKLCH L 88.9% C 0.063 H 198.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9E8EA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 232, 234) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 61%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 28%, 92%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 0.9%, 0%, 8.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.01, -19.24, -7.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.01, 20.61, 200.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.94% -0.0601 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.94% 0.063 198.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(60.0652, 72.0857, 88.5750) |
| Luminance | 0.7209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 1.52
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 3.90
Robin'S Egg Blue
#98EFF9
ΔE00 4.03
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.47
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.00
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9E8EA #EAABA9
analogous
#A9EACC #A9E8EA #A9C8EA
triadic
#A9E8EA #EAA9E8 #E8EAA9
tetradic
#A9E8EA #CCA9EA #EAABA9 #C8EAA9
square
#A9E8EA #CCA9EA #EAABA9 #C8EAA9
split-complementary
#A9E8EA #EAA9C8 #EACCA9
monochromatic
#47CED2 #78DBDE #A9E8EA #DAF5F6 #E6F8F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.36
#A9E8EA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.42
#A9E8EA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9E8EA
15.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9E8EA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9E8EA | 1.00 | 1.36 | 15.42 | 15.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DFE2EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3D9EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#92ECE8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DDDDDD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9e8ea; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 232, 234); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.9% 0.063 198.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4eff0',
500: '#a9e8ea',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9e8ea; $custom-light: #c4eff0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9e8ea",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 232,
"b": 234
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.846,
"s": 60.748,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88936,
"c": 0.06342,
"h": 198.5
},
"luminance": 0.72089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9E8EA
secondary
#C67471
accent
#221DC8
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F9FEFE
border
#D2D6D6
text
#131616
muted
#828585