#A9C5BB

Accessibility

AAA

11.39:1

Vs white / black

1.84:1 · 11.39:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#a9c5bb

RGB

rgb(169, 197, 187)

RGBA

rgba(169, 197, 187, 1)

HSL

hsl(159, 19%, 72%)

HSLA

hsla(159, 19%, 72%, 1)

HSV

hsv(159, 14%, 77%)

LAB

lab(77.25% -11.4 1.84)

LCH

lch(77.25% 11.55 170.83)

OKLAB

oklab(0.7997 -0.033 0.0047)

OKLCH

oklch(0.7997 0.0333 171.89)

XYZ

xyz(45.30, 51.95, 54.65)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 23%)

CSS

color: #a9c5bb;

CSS variable

--color-a9c5bb: #a9c5bb;

SCSS

$color-a9c5bb: #a9c5bb;

JavaScript

const color = "#a9c5bb";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#a9c5bb";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#a9c5bb" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#a9c5bb", "rgb": { "r": 169, "g": 197, "b": 187 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.7997 0.0333 171.89)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#a9c5bb-1: #a9c5bb;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

teal-100

Very different · ΔE 12.5 · #CCFBF1

Nearest CSS named color

PowderBlue

Very different · ΔE 9.83 · #B0E0E6

Nearest Material color

teal-100

Very different · ΔE 7.43 · #B2DFDB

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 18.06 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50e8faf3 100daede6 200c4dad2 300acc4bb 4008da99f 500728d84 6005f766e 7004b5e58 800384842 90025322e 950111e19

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f8faf9 f1f5f4 eaf1ee e2ece8 dbe7e3 d4e2dd cdddd7 c6d8d2 bfd4cc b7cfc6 b0cac1 a9c5bb 9bb5ab 8da49c 7f948c 71837d 63736d 55635e 46524e 38423e 2a312f 1c211f 0e1010

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f8faf9 f1f5f4 eaf1ee e2ece8 dbe7e3 d4e2dd cdddd7 c6d8d2 bfd4cc b7cfc6 b0cac1

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

9bb5ab 8da49c 7f948c 71837d 63736d 55635e 46524e 38423e 2a312f 1c211f 0e1010

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

a6bfb6 a2bab1 9fb4ac 9baea7 98a8a2 95a39e 919d99 8e9794 8a918f 878c8a 838685

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#A9C5BBStop 1 #C5AAB4Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#AAC5AEStop 1 #A9C5BBStop 2 #AAC1C5Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#A9C5BBStop 1 #BCAAC5Stop 2 #C5BCAAStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#A9C5BBStop 1 #C5AAC1Stop 2 #C5AEAAStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#293D36Stop 1 #486A5EStop 2 #679887Stop 3 #95B7ABStop 4 #C2D6CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #a9c5bb works

#A9C5BB (#a9c5bb) sits in the teal family at about 159° hue, 19% saturation, and 72% lightness. Contrast is 1.84:1 on white and 11.39:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: teal-100 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

subtle surfaces, chips, and table stripes
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #a9c5bb as small body text on white — 1.84:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Balance, healing, and sophistication. Popular in wellness and modern dashboards. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Teal range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Web Safe #99CCCC#99CCCC Material Teal 100#B2DFDB Spectrum #96CFB4#96CFB4 Spectrum #87C7C9#87C7C9 Spectrum #81C5B5#81C5B5 Material Teal 200#80CBC4 Spectrum #83CECB#83CECB PowderBlue#B0E0E6 Soothing Breeze#B2BEC3 Material Green 100#C8E6C9 Spectrum #80CBB5#80CBB5 Material Blue Grey 200#B0BEC5