#B4CED0#B4CED0
#B4CED0 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.584; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.028 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4CED0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 206, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 23%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 13%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.5%, 1%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.96, -8.27, -3.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.96, 9.16, 205.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.27% -0.026 -0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.27% 0.028 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.2760, 58.3988, 68.1801) |
| Luminance | 0.5840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.85
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.33
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.09
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.45
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 9.85
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 10.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4CED0 #D0B6B4
analogous
#B4D0C4 #B4CED0 #B4C0D0
triadic
#B4CED0 #D0B4CE #CED0B4
tetradic
#B4CED0 #C4B4D0 #D0B6B4 #C0D0B4
square
#B4CED0 #C4B4D0 #D0B6B4 #C0D0B4
split-complementary
#B4CED0 #D0B4C0 #D0C4B4
monochromatic
#699DA1 #8EB5B8 #B4CED0 #DAE7E8 #ECF3F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#B4CED0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.68
#B4CED0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4CED0
12.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4CED0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4CED0 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.68 | 12.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACBD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C7D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ACD0CE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4ced0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 206, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.028 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caddde',
500: '#b4ced0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4ced0; $custom-light: #caddde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4ced0",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 206,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.286,
"s": 22.951,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83272,
"c": 0.02809,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4CED0
secondary
#A58583
accent
#4B44A1
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#828484