#B3FAEF#B3FAEF
#B3FAEF is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.842; OKLCH L 93.5% C 0.072 H 184.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3FAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 250, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 88%, 84%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 28%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(28.4%, 0%, 4.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.53, -24.15, -1.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.53, 24.22, 184.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.53% -0.0717 -0.0052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.53% 0.072 184.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.3509, 84.1835, 94.2922) |
| Luminance | 0.8419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 2.51
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 2.76
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 3.09
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 3.27
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 3.46
Light Light Blue
#CAFFFB
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3FAEF #FAB3BE
analogous
#B3FACC #B3FAEF #B3E2FA
triadic
#B3FAEF #EFB3FA #FAEFB3
tetradic
#B3FAEF #CCB3FA #FAB3BE #E2FAB3
square
#B3FAEF #CCB3FA #FAB3BE #E2FAB3
split-complementary
#B3FAEF #FAB3E2 #FACCB3
monochromatic
#40F2D7 #7AF6E3 #B3FAEF #E2FDF9 #E2FDF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.18
#B3FAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.84
#B3FAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B3FAEF
17.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3FAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3FAEF | 1.00 | 1.18 | 17.84 | 17.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3F2EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E6E8F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#9DFDF6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ECECEC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3faef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 250, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.5% 0.072 184.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbfcf4',
500: '#b3faef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3faef; $custom-light: #cbfcf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3faef",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 250,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.704,
"s": 87.654,
"l": 84.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93525,
"c": 0.07191,
"h": 184.1
},
"luminance": 0.84187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3FAEF
secondary
#DE7484
accent
#0124E4
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FBFFFE
border
#D4D7D6
text
#131717
muted
#838585