#B9EDED#B9EDED
#B9EDED is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.770; OKLCH L 91.0% C 0.053 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 16.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9EDED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 237, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 59%, 83%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 22%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(21.9%, 0%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(90.32, -16.46, -5.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(90.32, 17.34, 198.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(91.03% -0.0509 -0.0148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(91.03% 0.053 196.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(65.5733, 76.9945, 91.5107) |
| Luminance | 0.7700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 2.05
Light Sky Blue
#C6FCFF
ΔE00 3.38
Pale Sky Blue
#BDF6FE
ΔE00 3.65
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 3.90
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 4.03
Light Light Blue
#CAFFFB
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9EDED #EDB9B9
analogous
#B9EDD3 #B9EDED #B9D3ED
triadic
#B9EDED #EDB9ED #EDEDB9
tetradic
#B9EDED #D3B9ED #EDB9B9 #D3EDB9
square
#B9EDED #D3B9ED #EDB9B9 #D3EDB9
split-complementary
#B9EDED #EDB9D3 #EDD3B9
monochromatic
#58D4D4 #88E0E0 #B9EDED #E7F9F9 #E7F9F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.28
#B9EDED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
16.40
#B9EDED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9EDED
16.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9EDED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9EDED | 1.00 | 1.28 | 16.40 | 16.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 16.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 16.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#E6E8ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#DCE0EE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#A8F0ED
Achromatopsia (no color)
#E3E3E3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9eded; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 237, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(91.0% 0.053 196.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cff3f2',
500: '#b9eded',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9eded; $custom-light: #cff3f2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9eded",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 237,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 59.091,
"l": 82.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.91033,
"c": 0.05302,
"h": 196.3
},
"luminance": 0.76997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9EDED
secondary
#CA8080
accent
#1F1FC7
background
#FEFFFF
surface
#FBFEFE
border
#D4D6D6
text
#141717
muted
#838585