#BAD8CB#BAD8CB
#BAD8CB is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.639; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.037 H 167.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAD8CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 216, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(154, 28%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(154, 14%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 0%, 6%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.89, -12.45, 3.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.89, 12.83, 166.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.65% -0.0357 0.0079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.65% 0.037 167.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.5825, 63.8614, 65.8864) |
| Luminance | 0.6386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.72
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 9.22
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 9.27
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.36
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 9.93
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAD8CB #D8BAC7
analogous
#BAD8BC #BAD8CB #BAD6D8
triadic
#BAD8CB #CBBAD8 #D8CBBA
tetradic
#BAD8CB #BCBAD8 #D8BAC7 #D6D8BA
square
#BAD8CB #BCBAD8 #D8BAC7 #D6D8BA
split-complementary
#BAD8CB #D8BAD6 #D8BCBA
monochromatic
#6CAC90 #93C2AE #BAD8CB #E1EEE8 #EBF4F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#BAD8CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.77
#BAD8CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAD8CB
13.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAD8CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAD8CB | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.77 | 13.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6D4CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1D0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4D8D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bad8cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 216, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.037 167.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe4da',
500: '#bad8cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bad8cb; $custom-light: #cfe4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bad8cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 216,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 154,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85654,
"c": 0.03657,
"h": 167.5
},
"luminance": 0.63863
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAD8CB
secondary
#AF8899
accent
#3F6CA6
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFB
border
#D4D5D4
text
#131514
muted
#838483