#B5CBCD#B5CBCD
#B5CBCD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.569; OKLCH L 82.6% C 0.024 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CBCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 203, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 19%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 12%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 1%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.15, -6.99, -3.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.15, 7.82, 206.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(82.62% -0.022 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(82.62% 0.024 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.4288, 56.9424, 66.0272) |
| Luminance | 0.5694 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.70
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.90
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.64
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 8.79
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.02
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 9.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CBCD #CDB7B5
analogous
#B5CDC3 #B5CBCD #B5BFCD
triadic
#B5CBCD #CDB5CB #CBCDB5
tetradic
#B5CBCD #C3B5CD #CDB7B5 #BFCDB5
square
#B5CBCD #C3B5CD #CDB7B5 #BFCDB5
split-complementary
#B5CBCD #CDB5BF #CDC3B5
monochromatic
#6C989C #90B1B4 #B5CBCD #DAE5E6 #EDF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.70
#B5CBCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.39
#B5CBCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CBCD
12.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CBCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CBCD | 1.00 | 1.70 | 12.39 | 12.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C3C5CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AECDCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C7C7C7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cbcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 203, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(82.6% 0.024 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbdadc',
500: '#b5cbcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cbcd; $custom-light: #cbdadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cbcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 203,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 19.355,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8262,
"c": 0.02398,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.56943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CBCD
secondary
#A28784
accent
#4F489E
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FBFC
border
#D2D4D5
text
#131415
muted
#828384