#B4CECD#B4CECD
#B4CECD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 83.2% C 0.028 H 193.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CECD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 206, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 21%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.88, -8.88, -2.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.88, 9.21, 195.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.18% -0.0272 -0.0067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.18% 0.028 193.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.9104, 58.2525, 66.2547) |
| Luminance | 0.5825 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.56
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.94
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.21
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.28
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.14
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 10.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CECD #CEB4B5
analogous
#B4CEC0 #B4CECD #B4C2CE
triadic
#B4CECD #CDB4CE #CECDB4
tetradic
#B4CECD #C0B4CE #CEB4B5 #C2CEB4
square
#B4CECD #C0B4CE #CEB4B5 #C2CEB4
split-complementary
#B4CECD #CEB4C2 #CEC0B4
monochromatic
#6A9E9C #8FB6B4 #B4CECD #D9E6E6 #ECF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#B4CECD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.65
#B4CECD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CECD
12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CECD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CECD | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.65 | 12.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CBCBCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ADD0CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4cecd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 206, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.2% 0.028 193.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cadddc',
500: '#b4cecd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4cecd; $custom-light: #cadddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4cecd",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 206,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.692,
"s": 20.968,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83182,
"c": 0.02798,
"h": 193.8
},
"luminance": 0.58254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CECD
secondary
#A38384
accent
#464A9F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#828484