#B5CDCF#B5CDCF
#B5CDCF is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.580; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.026 H 202.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CDCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 205, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 21%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 13%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.6%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.73, -7.63, -3.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.73, 8.49, 206.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.1% -0.024 -0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.1% 0.026 202.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.1471, 57.9903, 67.4652) |
| Luminance | 0.5799 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.21
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 6.91
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 7.50
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.05
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 9.39
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CDCF #CFB7B5
analogous
#B5CFC4 #B5CDCF #B5C0CF
triadic
#B5CDCF #CFB5CD #CDCFB5
tetradic
#B5CDCF #C4B5CF #CFB7B5 #C0CFB5
square
#B5CDCF #C4B5CF #CFB7B5 #C0CFB5
split-complementary
#B5CDCF #CFB5C0 #CFC4B5
monochromatic
#6B9B9F #90B4B7 #B5CDCF #DAE6E7 #ECF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.67
#B5CDCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.60
#B5CDCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CDCF
12.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CDCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CDCF | 1.00 | 1.67 | 12.60 | 12.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C9CBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C4C7CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AECFCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C8C8C8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cdcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 205, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.026 202.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbdcdd',
500: '#b5cdcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cdcf; $custom-light: #cbdcdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cdcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 205,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.615,
"s": 21.311,
"l": 76.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83101,
"c": 0.02603,
"h": 202.8
},
"luminance": 0.57991
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CDCF
secondary
#A48784
accent
#4D46A0
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFC
border
#D2D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#828484