#B5FAEF#B5FAEF
#B5FAEF is a very light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.844; OKLCH L 93.6% C 0.070 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 17.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B5FAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 250, 239) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 87%, 85%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 28%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.6%, 0%, 4.4%, 2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(93.63, -23.59, -1.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(93.63, 23.64, 183.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(93.64% -0.07 -0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(93.64% 0.07 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(68.8166, 84.4236, 94.3140) |
| Luminance | 0.8443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eggshell Blue
#C4FFF7
ΔE00 2.50
Pale Cyan
#B7FFFA
ΔE00 2.51
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 2.82
Pale Aqua
#B8FFEB
ΔE00 3.24
Light Cyan
#ACFFFC
ΔE00 3.59
Light Light Blue
#CAFFFB
ΔE00 4.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B5FAEF #FAB5C0
analogous
#B5FACD #B5FAEF #B5E3FA
triadic
#B5FAEF #EFB5FA #FAEFB5
tetradic
#B5FAEF #CDB5FA #FAB5C0 #E3FAB5
square
#B5FAEF #CDB5FA #FAB5C0 #E3FAB5
split-complementary
#B5FAEF #FAB5E3 #FACDB5
monochromatic
#42F2D6 #7CF6E3 #B5FAEF #E2FDF9 #E2FDF9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.17
#B5FAEF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
17.89
#B5FAEF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B5FAEF
17.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B5FAEF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B5FAEF | 1.00 | 1.17 | 17.89 | 17.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 17.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 17.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#F3F2EF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#E7E9F0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A0FDF6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#EDEDED
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b5faef; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 250, 239); /* oklch */ color: oklch(93.6% 0.070 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdfcf4',
500: '#b5faef',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b5faef; $custom-light: #cdfcf4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b5faef",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 250,
"b": 239
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.435,
"s": 87.342,
"l": 84.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.93635,
"c": 0.07016,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.84427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B5FAEF
secondary
#DE7586
accent
#0226E4
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FBFFFE
border
#D4D7D6
text
#141717
muted
#838585