#B5EFEF#B5EFEF
#B5EFEF is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.778; OKLCH L 91.3% C 0.059 H 196.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5EFEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 239, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 64%, 82%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 24%, 94%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(24.3%, 0%, 0%, 6.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.68, -18.20, -5.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.68, 19.15, 198.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.28% -0.0563 -0.0163) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.28% 0.059 196.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.4977, 77.7858, 93.2077) |
| Luminance | 0.7779 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 0.98
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 3.37
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 3.70
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 3.70
Light Light Blue
#CAFFFB
ΔE00 3.89
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5EFEF #EFB5B5
analogous
#B5EFD2 #B5EFEF #B5D2EF
triadic
#B5EFEF #EFB5EF #EFEFB5
tetradic
#B5EFEF #D2B5EF #EFB5B5 #D2EFB5
square
#B5EFEF #D2B5EF #EFB5B5 #D2EFB5
split-complementary
#B5EFEF #EFB5D2 #EFD2B5
monochromatic
#50D9D9 #83E4E4 #B5EFEF #E6FAFA #E6FAFA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.27
#B5EFEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.56
#B5EFEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5EFEF
16.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5EFEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5EFEF | 1.00 | 1.27 | 16.56 | 16.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E7E9EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCE1F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A2F3EF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E4E4E4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5efef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 239, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.3% 0.059 196.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccf4f4',
500: '#b5efef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5efef; $custom-light: #ccf4f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5efef",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 239,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 82.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91281,
"c": 0.0586,
"h": 196.2
},
"luminance": 0.77789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5EFEF
secondary
#CD7B7B
accent
#1919CC
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FBFEFE
border
#D4D6D6
text
#131717
muted
#838585