#B9CDCF#B9CDCF
#B9CDCF is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.585; OKLCH L 83.4% C 0.022 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 12.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9CDCF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 205, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 19%, 77%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 11%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(10.6%, 1%, 0%, 18.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(81.01, -6.33, -3.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(81.01, 7.13, 207.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(83.39% -0.02 -0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(83.39% 0.022 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(53.0988, 58.4810, 67.5098) |
| Luminance | 0.5848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Silver (survey)
#C5C9C7
ΔE00 6.26
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.94
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.94
Light Grey
#D8DCD6
ΔE00 8.01
Fog
#D8DCE0
ΔE00 8.18
Silver
#C0C0C0
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9CDCF #CFBBB9
analogous
#B9CFC6 #B9CDCF #B9C2CF
triadic
#B9CDCF #CFB9CD #CDCFB9
tetradic
#B9CDCF #C6B9CF #CFBBB9 #C2CFB9
square
#B9CDCF #C6B9CF #CFBBB9 #C2CFB9
split-complementary
#B9CDCF #CFB9C2 #CFC6B9
monochromatic
#70999D #95B3B6 #B9CDCF #DDE7E8 #EDF2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.65
#B9CDCF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
12.70
#B9CDCF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9CDCF
12.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9CDCF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9CDCF | 1.00 | 1.65 | 12.70 | 12.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 12.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CACBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C5C8CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3CFCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C9C9C9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9cdcf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 205, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(83.4% 0.022 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cedcdd',
500: '#b9cdcf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9cdcf; $custom-light: #cedcdd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9cdcf",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 205,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.455,
"s": 18.644,
"l": 76.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.83385,
"c": 0.02185,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.58482
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9CDCF
secondary
#A48B88
accent
#50499D
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FAFCFC
border
#D3D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#838484