#B3CDC8#B3CDC8
#B3CDC8 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.574; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.029 H 182.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CDC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 205, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 2.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.41, -9.68, -0.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.41, 9.70, 182.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.75% -0.0288 -0.0014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.75% 0.029 182.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8445, 57.4154, 63.0359) |
| Luminance | 0.5742 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.49
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.64
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 8.66
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.43
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.31
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CDC8 #CDB3B8
analogous
#B3CDBB #B3CDC8 #B3C5CD
triadic
#B3CDC8 #C8B3CD #CDC8B3
tetradic
#B3CDC8 #BBB3CD #CDB3B8 #C5CDB3
square
#B3CDC8 #BBB3CD #CDB3B8 #C5CDB3
split-complementary
#B3CDC8 #CDB3C5 #CDBBB3
monochromatic
#699C93 #8EB5AD #B3CDC8 #D8E5E3 #EDF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B3CDC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.48
#B3CDC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CDC8
12.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CDC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CDC8 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.48 | 12.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACAC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C6C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADCECB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cdc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 205, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.029 182.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcd8',
500: '#b3cdc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cdc8; $custom-light: #cadcd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cdc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 205,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.462,
"s": 20.635,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82752,
"c": 0.02881,
"h": 182.7
},
"luminance": 0.57416
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CDC8
secondary
#A28288
accent
#46589F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483