#B4CDCE#B4CDCE
#B4CDCE is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.027 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CDCE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 205, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 21%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 0.5%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.64, -8.16, -3.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.64, 8.81, 202.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83% -0.0254 -0.009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83% 0.027 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7915, 57.8210, 66.8124) |
| Luminance | 0.5782 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.39
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.71
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.81
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.23
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 9.86
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CDCE #CEB5B4
analogous
#B4CEC2 #B4CDCE #B4C0CE
triadic
#B4CDCE #CEB4CD #CDCEB4
tetradic
#B4CDCE #C2B4CE #CEB5B4 #C0CEB4
square
#B4CDCE #C2B4CE #CEB5B4 #C0CEB4
split-complementary
#B4CDCE #CEB4C0 #CEC2B4
monochromatic
#6A9C9E #8FB4B6 #B4CDCE #D9E6E6 #ECF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B4CDCE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.56
#B4CDCE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CDCE
12.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CDCE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CDCE | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.56 | 12.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C6CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADCFCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cdce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 205, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.027 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadcdc',
500: '#b4cdce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cdce; $custom-light: #cadcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cdce",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 205,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.308,
"s": 20.968,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83001,
"c": 0.02696,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.57822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CDCE
secondary
#A38483
accent
#4A469F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#828484