#B5CDCC#B5CDCC
#B5CDCC is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.578; OKLCH L 83.0% C 0.026 H 193.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CDCC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 205, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 19%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 12%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.7%, 0%, 0.5%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.65, -8.23, -2.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.65, 8.53, 195.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.01% -0.0252 -0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.01% 0.026 193.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.7838, 57.8450, 65.5520) |
| Luminance | 0.5785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.09
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.22
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.61
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 8.85
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 9.97
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 10.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CDCC #CDB5B6
analogous
#B5CDC0 #B5CDCC #B5C2CD
triadic
#B5CDCC #CCB5CD #CDCCB5
tetradic
#B5CDCC #C0B5CD #CDB5B6 #C2CDB5
square
#B5CDCC #C0B5CD #CDB5B6 #C2CDB5
split-complementary
#B5CDCC #CDB5C2 #CDC0B5
monochromatic
#6C9C9A #90B4B3 #B5CDCC #DAE6E5 #EDF3F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B5CDCC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.57
#B5CDCC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CDCC
12.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CDCC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CDCC | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.57 | 12.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACACC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C7CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AECFCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cdcc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 205, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.0% 0.026 193.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbdcdb',
500: '#b5cdcc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cdcc; $custom-light: #cbdcdb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cdcc",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 205,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.5,
"s": 19.355,
"l": 75.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83011,
"c": 0.02591,
"h": 193.6
},
"luminance": 0.57846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CDCC
secondary
#A28486
accent
#484B9E
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131515
muted
#828484