#B3CDCD#B3CDCD
#B3CDCD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.028 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 205, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 21%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 13%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.7%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.55, -8.68, -2.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.55, 9.17, 198.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.9% -0.0268 -0.008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.9% 0.028 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4384, 57.6530, 66.1638) |
| Luminance | 0.5765 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.57
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.63
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.15
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.44
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 10.33
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CDCD #CDB3B3
analogous
#B3CDC0 #B3CDCD #B3C0CD
triadic
#B3CDCD #CDB3CD #CDCDB3
tetradic
#B3CDCD #C0B3CD #CDB3B3 #C0CDB3
square
#B3CDCD #C0B3CD #CDB3B3 #C0CDB3
split-complementary
#B3CDCD #CDB3C0 #CDC0B3
monochromatic
#699C9C #8EB5B5 #B3CDCD #D8E5E5 #EDF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B3CDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.53
#B3CDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CDCD
12.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CDCD | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.53 | 12.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C6CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACCFCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 205, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.028 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcdc',
500: '#b3cdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cdcd; $custom-light: #cadcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 205,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 20.635,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82901,
"c": 0.02797,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.57654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CDCD
secondary
#A28282
accent
#46469F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#828484