#B3CDCB#B3CDCB
#B3CDCB is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.028 H 191.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CDCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 205, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.49, -9.09, -1.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.49, 9.29, 192.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.84% -0.0276 -0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.84% 0.028 191) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.1986, 57.5570, 64.9005) |
| Luminance | 0.5756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.85
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.41
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.30
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.38
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.25
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CDCB #CDB3B5
analogous
#B3CDBE #B3CDCB #B3C2CD
triadic
#B3CDCB #CBB3CD #CDCBB3
tetradic
#B3CDCB #BEB3CD #CDB3B5 #C2CDB3
square
#B3CDCB #BEB3CD #CDB3B5 #C2CDB3
split-complementary
#B3CDCB #CDB3C2 #CDBEB3
monochromatic
#699C98 #8EB5B2 #B3CDCB #D8E5E4 #EDF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B3CDCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.51
#B3CDCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CDCB
12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CDCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CDCB | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.51 | 12.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACACB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C6CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACCFCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cdcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 205, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.028 191.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcda',
500: '#b3cdcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cdcb; $custom-light: #cadcda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cdcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 205,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.385,
"s": 20.635,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82841,
"c": 0.0281,
"h": 191
},
"luminance": 0.57558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CDCB
secondary
#A28285
accent
#464D9F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483