#B5CEC8#B5CEC8
#B5CEC8 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.581; OKLCH L 83.1% C 0.028 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5CEC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 206, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 20%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 12%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12.1%, 0%, 2.9%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.81, -9.55, 0.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.81, 9.55, 179.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.1% -0.0281 0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.1% 0.028 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(51.5502, 58.1355, 63.1377) |
| Luminance | 0.5814 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.80
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 8.48
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 9.07
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 9.10
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 10.44
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 11.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5CEC8 #CEB5BB
analogous
#B5CEBB #B5CEC8 #B5C7CE
triadic
#B5CEC8 #C8B5CE #CEC8B5
tetradic
#B5CEC8 #BBB5CE #CEB5BB #C7CEB5
square
#B5CEC8 #BBB5CE #CEB5BB #C7CEB5
split-complementary
#B5CEC8 #CEB5C7 #CEBBB5
monochromatic
#6B9D91 #90B6AD #B5CEC8 #DAE6E3 #EDF3F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#B5CEC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.63
#B5CEC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5CEC8
12.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5CEC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5CEC8 | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.63 | 12.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCBC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C7C7C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AFCFCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5cec8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 206, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.1% 0.028 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbddd8',
500: '#b5cec8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5cec8; $custom-light: #cbddd8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5cec8",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 206,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.6,
"s": 20.325,
"l": 75.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83104,
"c": 0.02815,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.58137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5CEC8
secondary
#A3848C
accent
#475C9F
background
#FDFEFE
surface
#F9FCFB
border
#D2D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#828483