#B4CDCD#B4CDCD
#B4CDCD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.027 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 205, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 20%, 75%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 12%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.2%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.61, -8.36, -2.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.61, 8.83, 198.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.97% -0.0258 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.97% 0.027 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.6705, 57.7726, 66.1747) |
| Luminance | 0.5777 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.74
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.78
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.85
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.17
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 10.05
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CDCD #CDB4B4
analogous
#B4CDC0 #B4CDCD #B4C0CD
triadic
#B4CDCD #CDB4CD #CDCDB4
tetradic
#B4CDCD #C0B4CD #CDB4B4 #C0CDB4
square
#B4CDCD #C0B4CD #CDB4B4 #C0CDB4
split-complementary
#B4CDCD #CDB4C0 #CDC0B4
monochromatic
#6B9C9C #8FB5B5 #B4CDCD #D9E5E5 #EDF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B4CDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.55
#B4CDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CDCD
12.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CDCD | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 12.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C6CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADCFCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 205, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.027 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcdc',
500: '#b4cdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cdcd; $custom-light: #cadcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 205,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 20,
"l": 75.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82971,
"c": 0.02692,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.57774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CDCD
secondary
#A28383
accent
#47479E
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#828484