#B3CDCA#B3CDCA
#B3CDCA is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.028 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CDCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 205, 202) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 1.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.47, -9.29, -1.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.47, 9.40, 188.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.81% -0.028 -0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.81% 0.028 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0798, 57.5095, 64.2749) |
| Luminance | 0.5751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.03
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.81
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.40
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.38
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.24
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CDCA #CDB3B6
analogous
#B3CDBD #B3CDCA #B3C3CD
triadic
#B3CDCA #CAB3CD #CDCAB3
tetradic
#B3CDCA #BDB3CD #CDB3B6 #C3CDB3
square
#B3CDCA #BDB3CD #CDB3B6 #C3CDB3
split-complementary
#B3CDCA #CDB3C3 #CDBDB3
monochromatic
#699C97 #8EB5B0 #B3CDCA #D8E5E4 #EDF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B3CDCA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.50
#B3CDCA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CDCA
12.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CDCA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CDCA | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.50 | 12.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACACA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C6CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACCECC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cdca; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 205, 202); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.028 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcda',
500: '#b3cdca',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cdca; $custom-light: #cadcda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cdca",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 205,
"b": 202
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.077,
"s": 20.635,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82811,
"c": 0.02827,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.57511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CDCA
secondary
#A28286
accent
#46519F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483