#B4E4E8#B4E4E8
#B4E4E8 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.710; OKLCH L 88.7% C 0.050 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 15.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4E4E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 228, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 53%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 22%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(22.4%, 1.7%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(87.49, -14.50, -7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(87.49, 16.11, 205.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(88.67% -0.0459 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(88.67% 0.05 202.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(61.1270, 71.0139, 86.8146) |
| Luminance | 0.7102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 1.22
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 3.98
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 4.17
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 5.13
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 5.37
Pale Blue
#D0FEFE
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4E4E8 #E8B8B4
analogous
#B4E8D2 #B4E4E8 #B4CAE8
triadic
#B4E4E8 #E8B4E4 #E4E8B4
tetradic
#B4E4E8 #D2B4E8 #E8B8B4 #CAE8B4
square
#B4E4E8 #D2B4E8 #E8B8B4 #CAE8B4
split-complementary
#B4E4E8 #E8B4CA #E8D2B4
monochromatic
#56C2CB #85D3DA #B4E4E8 #E3F5F6 #E8F7F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.38
#B4E4E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
15.20
#B4E4E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B4E4E8
15.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4E4E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4E4E8 | 1.00 | 1.38 | 15.20 | 15.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 15.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#DDE0E8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D3D8E8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A4E8E5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#DBDBDB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4e4e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 228, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(88.7% 0.050 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbecef',
500: '#b4e4e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4e4e8; $custom-light: #cbecef; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4e4e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 228,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.615,
"s": 53.061,
"l": 80.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.88667,
"c": 0.04972,
"h": 202.6
},
"luminance": 0.71016
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4E4E8
secondary
#C3827D
accent
#3125C0
background
#FEFEFF
surface
#FAFDFE
border
#D3D5D6
text
#131616
muted
#838485