#B8CED0#B8CED0
#B8CED0 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.589; OKLCH L 83.6% C 0.024 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8CED0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 206, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 20%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 12%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11.5%, 1%, 0%, 18.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.23, -6.98, -3.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.23, 7.81, 206.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.55% -0.022 -0.0095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.55% 0.024 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.2209, 58.8860, 68.2244) |
| Luminance | 0.5889 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.47
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.89
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.30
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 8.40
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 8.66
Light Gray
#D3D3D3
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8CED0 #D0BAB8
analogous
#B8D0C6 #B8CED0 #B8C2D0
triadic
#B8CED0 #D0B8CE #CED0B8
tetradic
#B8CED0 #C6B8D0 #D0BAB8 #C2D0B8
square
#B8CED0 #C6B8D0 #D0BAB8 #C2D0B8
split-complementary
#B8CED0 #D0B8C2 #D0C6B8
monochromatic
#6E9B9F #93B5B8 #B8CED0 #DDE7E8 #EDF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.64
#B8CED0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.78
#B8CED0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8CED0
12.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8CED0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8CED0 | 1.00 | 1.64 | 12.78 | 12.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACCD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C6C8D0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1D0CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#CACACA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8ced0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 206, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.6% 0.024 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdddde',
500: '#b8ced0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8ced0; $custom-light: #cdddde; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8ced0",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 206,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 20.339,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83553,
"c": 0.02393,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.58887
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8CED0
secondary
#A58A87
accent
#4E479F
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FAFCFC
border
#D3D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#838484