#B8DCE3#B8DCE3
#B8DCE3 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.669; OKLCH L 87.1% C 0.039 H 210.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8DCE3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 220, 227) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 43%, 81%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 19%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.9%, 3.1%, 0%, 11%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.46, -10.29, -7.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.46, 12.65, 215.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(87.08% -0.0336 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(87.08% 0.039 210.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(59.2217, 66.9210, 82.4549) |
| Luminance | 0.6692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 3.00
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 3.10
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 6.72
Ice Blue
#A5DFF9
ΔE00 6.86
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 7.70
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 7.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8DCE3 #E3BFB8
analogous
#B8E3D4 #B8DCE3 #B8C6E3
triadic
#B8DCE3 #E3B8DC #DCE3B8
tetradic
#B8DCE3 #D4B8E3 #E3BFB8 #C6E3B8
square
#B8DCE3 #D4B8E3 #E3BFB8 #C6E3B8
split-complementary
#B8DCE3 #E3B8C6 #E3D4B8
monochromatic
#60B1C0 #8CC6D2 #B8DCE3 #E4F2F4 #E9F4F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.46
#B8DCE3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.38
#B8DCE3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B8DCE3
14.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8DCE3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8DCE3 | 1.00 | 1.46 | 14.38 | 14.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6D9E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CED3E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#ABE0DE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D6D6D6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8dce3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 220, 227); /* oklch */ color: oklch(87.1% 0.039 210.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cee6eb',
500: '#b8dce3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8dce3; $custom-light: #cee6eb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8dce3",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 220,
"b": 227
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.767,
"s": 43.434,
"l": 80.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.87075,
"c": 0.03906,
"h": 210.7
},
"luminance": 0.66923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8DCE3
secondary
#BD8C83
accent
#452FB7
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFD
border
#D4D5D5
text
#131616
muted
#838484