#BAD8CD#BAD8CD
#BAD8CD is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.640; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.035 H 171.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BAD8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 216, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 28%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(158, 14%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.9%, 0%, 5.1%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.94, -12.07, 2.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.94, 12.25, 170.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.71% -0.0349 0.0053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.71% 0.035 171.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8223, 63.9574, 67.1497) |
| Luminance | 0.6396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 7.97
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.93
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 8.93
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 9.07
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 9.53
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 9.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BAD8CD #D8BAC5
analogous
#BAD8BE #BAD8CD #BAD4D8
triadic
#BAD8CD #CDBAD8 #D8CDBA
tetradic
#BAD8CD #BEBAD8 #D8BAC5 #D4D8BA
square
#BAD8CD #BEBAD8 #D8BAC5 #D4D8BA
split-complementary
#BAD8CD #D8BAD4 #D8BEBA
monochromatic
#6CAC94 #93C2B1 #BAD8CD #E1EEE9 #EBF4F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#BAD8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.79
#BAD8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BAD8CD
13.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BAD8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BAD8CD | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.79 | 13.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D6D4CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D0D0CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4D9D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bad8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 216, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.035 171.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe4dc',
500: '#bad8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bad8cd; $custom-light: #cfe4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bad8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 216,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 158,
"s": 27.778,
"l": 78.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.8571,
"c": 0.03529,
"h": 171.3
},
"luminance": 0.63959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BAD8CD
secondary
#AF8896
accent
#3F65A6
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFC
border
#D4D5D5
text
#131515
muted
#838484