#B4CEC6#B4CEC6
#B4CEC6 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.579; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.030 H 175.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CEC6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 206, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 21%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 0%, 3.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.70, -10.27, 1.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.70, 10.32, 174.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.98% -0.03 0.0026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.98% 0.03 175.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.0843, 57.9221, 61.9038) |
| Luminance | 0.5792 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.23
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 9.09
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.50
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.89
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.44
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 11.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CEC6 #CEB4BC
analogous
#B4CEB9 #B4CEC6 #B4C9CE
triadic
#B4CEC6 #C6B4CE #CEC6B4
tetradic
#B4CEC6 #B9B4CE #CEB4BC #C9CEB4
square
#B4CEC6 #B9B4CE #CEB4BC #C9CEB4
split-complementary
#B4CEC6 #CEB4C9 #CEB9B4
monochromatic
#6A9E8E #8FB6AA #B4CEC6 #D9E6E2 #ECF3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B4CEC6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.58
#B4CEC6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CEC6
12.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CEC6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CEC6 | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.58 | 12.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCAC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7C7C7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AECFCB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cec6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 206, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.030 175.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caddd7',
500: '#b4cec6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cec6; $custom-light: #caddd7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cec6",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 206,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.538,
"s": 20.968,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.82976,
"c": 0.03007,
"h": 175.1
},
"luminance": 0.57923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CEC6
secondary
#A3838D
accent
#46629F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483