#B3CDCC#B3CDCC
#B3CDCC is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.576; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.028 H 193.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CDCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 205, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.52, -8.88, -2.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.52, 9.22, 195.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.87% -0.0272 -0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.87% 0.028 193.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.3181, 57.6048, 65.5301) |
| Luminance | 0.5761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.69
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.01
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.22
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.40
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.29
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 10.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CDCC #CDB3B4
analogous
#B3CDBF #B3CDCC #B3C1CD
triadic
#B3CDCC #CCB3CD #CDCCB3
tetradic
#B3CDCC #BFB3CD #CDB3B4 #C1CDB3
square
#B3CDCC #BFB3CD #CDB3B4 #C1CDB3
split-complementary
#B3CDCC #CDB3C1 #CDBFB3
monochromatic
#699C9A #8EB5B3 #B3CDCC #D8E5E5 #EDF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B3CDCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.52
#B3CDCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CDCC
12.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CDCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CDCC | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.52 | 12.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C6CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACCFCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cdcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 205, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.028 193.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcdb',
500: '#b3cdcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cdcc; $custom-light: #cadcdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cdcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 205,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.692,
"s": 20.635,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82871,
"c": 0.028,
"h": 193.8
},
"luminance": 0.57606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CDCC
secondary
#A28284
accent
#464A9F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131515
muted
#828484