#B2CACE#B2CACE
#B2CACE is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.562; OKLCH L 82.2% C 0.027 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2CACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 202, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 14%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.6%, 1.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.71, -7.24, -4.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.71, 8.64, 213.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.23% -0.0233 -0.0128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.23% 0.027 208.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.6184, 56.1611, 66.5538) |
| Luminance | 0.5616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.99
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.39
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.58
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 8.83
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 8.88
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2CACE #CEB6B2
analogous
#B2CEC4 #B2CACE #B2BCCE
triadic
#B2CACE #CEB2CA #CACEB2
tetradic
#B2CACE #C4B2CE #CEB6B2 #BCCEB2
square
#B2CACE #C4B2CE #CEB6B2 #BCCEB2
split-complementary
#B2CACE #CEB2BC #CEC4B2
monochromatic
#67979E #8DB0B6 #B2CACE #D7E4E6 #ECF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.72
#B2CACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.23
#B2CACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B2CACE
12.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2CACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2CACE | 1.00 | 1.72 | 12.23 | 12.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C1C4CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AACCCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2cace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 202, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.2% 0.027 208.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9dadc',
500: '#b2cace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2cace; $custom-light: #c9dadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2cace",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 202,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.571,
"s": 22.222,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82229,
"c": 0.02655,
"h": 208.7
},
"luminance": 0.56162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2CACE
secondary
#A38681
accent
#5245A1
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384