#B3CECB#B3CECB
#B3CECB is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.029 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3CECB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 206, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 22%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.1%, 0%, 1.5%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.76, -9.60, -1.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.76, 9.73, 189.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.05% -0.029 -0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.05% 0.029 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4385, 58.0370, 64.9805) |
| Luminance | 0.5804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.73
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.67
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.68
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.54
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.89
Lightcyan
#E0FFFF
ΔE00 10.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3CECB #CEB3B6
analogous
#B3CEBD #B3CECB #B3C3CE
triadic
#B3CECB #CBB3CE #CECBB3
tetradic
#B3CECB #BDB3CE #CEB3B6 #C3CEB3
square
#B3CECB #BDB3CE #CEB3B6 #C3CEB3
split-complementary
#B3CECB #CEB3C3 #CEBDB3
monochromatic
#699E98 #8EB6B2 #B3CECB #D8E6E4 #ECF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B3CECB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.61
#B3CECB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3CECB
12.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3CECB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3CECB | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.61 | 12.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCBCB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACCFCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3cecb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 206, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.029 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caddda',
500: '#b3cecb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3cecb; $custom-light: #caddda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3cecb",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 206,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 21.6,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83052,
"c": 0.02928,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.58038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3CECB
secondary
#A38286
accent
#4550A0
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483