#B8CDCD#B8CDCD
#B8CDCD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.583; OKLCH L 83.3% C 0.023 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8CDCD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 205, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 17%, 76%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 10%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.2%, 0%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.88, -7.05, -2.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(80.88, 7.45, 198.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.25% -0.0218 -0.0065) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.25% 0.023 196.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(52.6154, 58.2598, 66.2190) |
| Luminance | 0.5826 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.60
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.30
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.70
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 8.06
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 8.88
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 9.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8CDCD #CDB8B8
analogous
#B8CDC3 #B8CDCD #B8C3CD
triadic
#B8CDCD #CDB8CD #CDCDB8
tetradic
#B8CDCD #C3B8CD #CDB8B8 #C3CDB8
square
#B8CDCD #C3B8CD #CDB8B8 #C3CDB8
split-complementary
#B8CDCD #CDB8C3 #CDC3B8
monochromatic
#709A9A #94B4B4 #B8CDCD #DCE6E6 #EDF2F2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.66
#B8CDCD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.65
#B8CDCD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8CDCD
12.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8CDCD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8CDCD | 1.00 | 1.66 | 12.65 | 12.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACBCD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C7CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2CFCD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8cdcd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 205, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.3% 0.023 196.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cddcdc',
500: '#b8cdcd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8cdcd; $custom-light: #cddcdc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8cdcd",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 205,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 17.355,
"l": 76.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83253,
"c": 0.02272,
"h": 196.7
},
"luminance": 0.58261
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8CDCD
secondary
#A28888
accent
#4A4A9C
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FAFCFC
border
#D3D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#838484