#A9EDD5#A9EDD5
#A9EDD5 is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.738; OKLCH L 89.4% C 0.076 H 170.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9EDD5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 237, 213) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 65%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(159, 29%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.7%, 0%, 10.1%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(88.83, -26.17, 4.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(88.83, 26.61, 169.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(89.41% -0.0749 0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(89.41% 0.076 170.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.6527, 73.8047, 74.0932) |
| Luminance | 0.7381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 4.13
Light Teal
#90E4C1
ΔE00 4.60
Pale Turquoise
#A5FBD5
ΔE00 4.82
Tiffany Blue
#7BF2DA
ΔE00 6.10
Light Aqua
#8CFFDB
ΔE00 6.44
Mint
#AAF0C1
ΔE00 6.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9EDD5 #EDA9C1
analogous
#A9EDB3 #A9EDD5 #A9E3ED
triadic
#A9EDD5 #D5A9ED #EDD5A9
tetradic
#A9EDD5 #B3A9ED #EDA9C1 #E3EDA9
square
#A9EDD5 #B3A9ED #EDA9C1 #E3EDA9
split-complementary
#A9EDD5 #EDA9E3 #EDB3A9
monochromatic
#44D8A4 #76E2BC #A9EDD5 #DCF8EE #E6FAF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.33
#A9EDD5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.76
#A9EDD5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9EDD5
15.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9EDD5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9EDD5 | 1.00 | 1.33 | 15.76 | 15.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E9E4D4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DDDCD7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#98EEE6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DFDFDF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9edd5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 237, 213); /* oklch */ color: oklch(89.4% 0.076 170.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4f3e1',
500: '#a9edd5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9edd5; $custom-light: #c4f3e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9edd5",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 237,
"b": 213
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158.824,
"s": 65.385,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.89412,
"c": 0.07588,
"h": 170.6
},
"luminance": 0.73807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9EDD5
secondary
#CA7090
accent
#1858CD
background
#FDFFFE
surface
#F9FEFC
border
#D2D6D5
text
#131715
muted
#828584