#B4CACC#B4CACC
#B4CACC is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.563; OKLCH L 82.3% C 0.024 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CACC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 202, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 19%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 12%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.8%, 1%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.79, -7.00, -3.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.79, 7.83, 206.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.31% -0.022 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.31% 0.024 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(50.8394, 56.3030, 65.3041) |
| Luminance | 0.5630 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.80
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.92
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.77
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 8.94
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.98
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 9.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CACC #CCB6B4
analogous
#B4CCC2 #B4CACC #B4BECC
triadic
#B4CACC #CCB4CA #CACCB4
tetradic
#B4CACC #C2B4CC #CCB6B4 #BECCB4
square
#B4CACC #C2B4CC #CCB6B4 #BECCB4
split-complementary
#B4CACC #CCB4BE #CCC2B4
monochromatic
#6B979A #90B0B3 #B4CACC #D8E4E5 #EDF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.71
#B4CACC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.26
#B4CACC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CACC
12.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CACC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CACC | 1.00 | 1.71 | 12.26 | 12.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C6C8CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C2C4CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADCCCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C6C6C6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cacc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 202, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.3% 0.024 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadadb',
500: '#b4cacc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cacc; $custom-light: #cadadb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cacc",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 202,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 19.048,
"l": 75.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82308,
"c": 0.024,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.56304
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CACC
secondary
#A18684
accent
#4F489D
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFB
border
#D2D4D4
text
#131415
muted
#828384