#B4CDCB#B4CDCB
#B4CDCB is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.577; OKLCH L 82.9% C 0.027 H 190.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CDCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 205, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 20%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 12%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 1%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.56, -8.76, -1.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.56, 8.95, 191.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.91% -0.0266 -0.0051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.91% 0.027 190.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4306, 57.6767, 64.9114) |
| Luminance | 0.5768 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.03
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.50
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.00
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.10
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.41
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CDCB #CDB4B6
analogous
#B4CDBE #B4CDCB #B4C2CD
triadic
#B4CDCB #CBB4CD #CDCBB4
tetradic
#B4CDCB #BEB4CD #CDB4B6 #C2CDB4
square
#B4CDCB #BEB4CD #CDB4B6 #C2CDB4
split-complementary
#B4CDCB #CDB4C2 #CDBEB4
monochromatic
#6B9C98 #8FB5B2 #B4CDCB #D9E5E4 #EDF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.68
#B4CDCB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.54
#B4CDCB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CDCB
12.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CDCB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CDCB | 1.00 | 1.68 | 12.54 | 12.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACACB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C6CB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADCFCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cdcb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 205, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.9% 0.027 190.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcda',
500: '#b4cdcb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cdcb; $custom-light: #cadcda; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cdcb",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 205,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.2,
"s": 20,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8291,
"c": 0.02706,
"h": 190.8
},
"luminance": 0.57678
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CDCB
secondary
#A28386
accent
#474E9E
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483