#BADCD8#BADCD8
#BADCD8 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.036 H 187.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BADCD8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 220, 216) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 33%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 15%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 0%, 1.8%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.29, -11.94, -1.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.29, 12.07, 188.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.87% -0.0359 -0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.87% 0.036 187.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.2343, 66.5818, 74.7358) |
| Luminance | 0.6658 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.81
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.74
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 7.50
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.59
Pale Blue
#D0FEFE
ΔE00 7.60
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BADCD8 #DCBABE
analogous
#BADCC7 #BADCD8 #BACFDC
triadic
#BADCD8 #D8BADC #DCD8BA
tetradic
#BADCD8 #C7BADC #DCBABE #CFDCBA
square
#BADCD8 #C7BADC #DCBABE #CFDCBA
split-complementary
#BADCD8 #DCBACF #DCC7BA
monochromatic
#69B3AA #91C7C1 #BADCD8 #E3F1EF #EBF5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#BADCD8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.32
#BADCD8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BADCD8
14.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BADCD8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BADCD8 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.32 | 14.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D8D8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1D3D8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1DEDB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #badcd8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 220, 216); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.036 187.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe6e4',
500: '#badcd8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #badcd8; $custom-light: #cfe6e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#badcd8",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 220,
"b": 216
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.941,
"s": 32.692,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86873,
"c": 0.03626,
"h": 187.8
},
"luminance": 0.66583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BADCD8
secondary
#B4878C
accent
#3A47AB
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFC
border
#D4D5D5
text
#131615
muted
#838484