#A4C2BC
Closest named color: French Gray (#ADB5BD). oklch(79% 0.033 182), rgb(164, 194, 188).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (11.02:1).
About this color
#A4C2BC is a light, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.033 and its hue 182°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is French Gray (#ADB5BD), ΔE 0.037 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.02:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | light (79%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.033) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | French Gray (#ADB5BD) |
| Black text | 11.02:1 |
| White text | 1.90:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A4C2BC |
| RGB | rgb(164, 194, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 20%, 70%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79% 0.033 182) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A4C2BC | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc -40.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| Black text on #A4C2BC | 11.02:1 | AAA | Lc 67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A4C2BC text on white | 1.90:1 | Fails | Lc 36.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A4C2BC text on black | 11.02:1 | AAA | Lc -66.2 | Content text, not long reading |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.
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Step 50
50
#F2F6F6
oklch(97% 0.004 197.1)
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Step 100
100
#E3ECEA
oklch(93.6% 0.01 181.4)
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Step 200
200
#CDDDDA
oklch(88.5% 0.018 183.5)
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Step 300
300 (this color)
#A4C2BC
oklch(79% 0.033 182)
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Step 400
400
#7BACA3
oklch(70.7% 0.054 182.1)
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Step 500
500
#57978C
oklch(63% 0.068 181.8)
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Step 600
600
#3A8276
oklch(55.7% 0.075 181)
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Step 700
700
#2B6E64
oklch(49.2% 0.07 182)
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Step 800
800
#255951
oklch(42.6% 0.057 182)
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Step 900
900
#244943
oklch(37.6% 0.044 182.1)
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Step 950
950
#162B27
oklch(27% 0.028 180.5)
#A4C2BC with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #BFBEBC | 0.036 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #B9BABD | 0.034 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #9CC3C0 | 0.010 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #BCBCBC | 0.034 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A4C2BC
#A4C2BC
oklch(79% 0.033 182)
- #CEB2B9
#CEB2B9
oklch(79% 0.034 1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A4C2BC, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- French Gray #ADB5BD ΔE 0.037
- Silver #C0C0C0 ΔE 0.038
- Light Grey Blue #9DBCD4 ΔE 0.044
- Light Cornflower Blue #98C1D9 ΔE 0.044
- Cloudy Blue #ACC2D9 ΔE 0.044
- Tiffany Blue #94D2BD ΔE 0.046
- Ash Gray #BFC8AD ΔE 0.046
- Pale Teal #82CBB2 ΔE 0.050
Use #A4C2BC in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.