#A9FAEE#A9FAEE
#A9FAEE is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.830; OKLCH L 93.0% C 0.081 H 184.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9FAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 250, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 89%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 32%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.4%, 0%, 4.8%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.00, -27.14, -2.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.00, 27.22, 184.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(92.96% -0.0805 -0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(92.96% 0.081 184.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.9750, 82.9755, 93.4118) |
| Luminance | 0.8298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 3.25
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 3.49
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 3.51
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 4.16
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 4.53
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9FAEE #FAA9B5
analogous
#A9FAC6 #A9FAEE #A9DEFA
triadic
#A9FAEE #EEA9FA #FAEEA9
tetradic
#A9FAEE #C6A9FA #FAA9B5 #DEFAA9
square
#A9FAEE #C6A9FA #FAA9B5 #DEFAA9
split-complementary
#A9FAEE #FAA9DE #FAC6A9
monochromatic
#35F3D7 #6FF7E3 #A9FAEE #E2FDF9 #E2FDF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.19
#A9FAEE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.60
#A9FAEE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A9FAEE
17.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9FAEE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9FAEE | 1.00 | 1.19 | 17.60 | 17.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F2F1EE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E4E6EF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8EFDF6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EBEBEB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9faee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 250, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.0% 0.081 184.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5fcf3',
500: '#a9faee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9faee; $custom-light: #c5fcf3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9faee",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 250,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.111,
"s": 89.011,
"l": 82.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.92962,
"c": 0.08077,
"h": 184.3
},
"luminance": 0.82979
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9FAEE
secondary
#DD6B7C
accent
#0022E6
background
#FDFFFF
surface
#F9FFFE
border
#D2D7D6
text
#131717
muted
#828585