#B3CBCE#B3CBCE
#B3CBCE is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.568; OKLCH L 82.5% C 0.026 H 205.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CBCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 203, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.1%, 1.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.04, -7.44, -4.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.04, 8.55, 209.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.51% -0.0236 -0.0114) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.51% 0.026 205.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0842, 56.7507, 66.6431) |
| Luminance | 0.5675 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.11
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.19
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.53
Light Grey Blue
#9DBCD4
ΔE00 9.36
Cloudy Blue
#ACC2D9
ΔE00 9.37
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CBCE #CEB6B3
analogous
#B3CEC3 #B3CBCE #B3BDCE
triadic
#B3CBCE #CEB3CB #CBCEB3
tetradic
#B3CBCE #C3B3CE #CEB6B3 #BDCEB3
square
#B3CBCE #C3B3CE #CEB6B3 #BDCEB3
split-complementary
#B3CBCE #CEB3BD #CEC3B3
monochromatic
#69989E #8EB2B6 #B3CBCE #D8E4E6 #ECF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#B3CBCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.35
#B3CBCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CBCE
12.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CBCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CBCE | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.35 | 12.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C5CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABCDCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cbce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 203, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.5% 0.026 205.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadadc',
500: '#b3cbce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cbce; $custom-light: #cadadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cbce",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 203,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.667,
"s": 21.6,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82509,
"c": 0.02626,
"h": 205.8
},
"luminance": 0.56752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CBCE
secondary
#A38682
accent
#5045A0
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384