#B4CDC8#B4CDC8
#B4CDC8 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.575; OKLCH L 82.8% C 0.028 H 182.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CDC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 205, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 20%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 12%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 2.4%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.48, -9.36, -0.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.48, 9.36, 182.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.82% -0.0278 -0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.82% 0.028 182.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0765, 57.5350, 63.0467) |
| Luminance | 0.5754 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.66
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.34
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 8.73
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.15
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.51
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CDC8 #CDB4B9
analogous
#B4CDBB #B4CDC8 #B4C5CD
triadic
#B4CDC8 #C8B4CD #CDC8B4
tetradic
#B4CDC8 #BBB4CD #CDB4B9 #C5CDB4
square
#B4CDC8 #BBB4CD #CDB4B9 #C5CDB4
split-complementary
#B4CDC8 #CDB4C5 #CDBBB4
monochromatic
#6B9C92 #8FB5AD #B4CDC8 #D9E5E3 #EDF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B4CDC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.51
#B4CDC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CDC8
12.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CDC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CDC8 | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.51 | 12.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACAC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C6C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AECECB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cdc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 205, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.8% 0.028 182.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcd8',
500: '#b4cdc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cdc8; $custom-light: #cadcd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cdc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 205,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168,
"s": 20,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82822,
"c": 0.0278,
"h": 182.2
},
"luminance": 0.57536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CDC8
secondary
#A28389
accent
#47599E
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483