#BADCD9#BADCD9
#BADCD9 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.666; OKLCH L 86.9% C 0.036 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 14.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BADCD9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 220, 217) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 33%, 80%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 15%, 86%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(15.5%, 0%, 1.4%, 13.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(85.32, -11.73, -2.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(85.32, 11.95, 190.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.9% -0.0355 -0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.9% 0.036 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(58.3640, 66.6337, 75.4187) |
| Luminance | 0.6663 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 4.47
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 6.70
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 7.15
Pale Blue
#D0FEFE
ΔE00 7.53
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 7.53
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 7.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BADCD9 #DCBABD
analogous
#BADCC8 #BADCD9 #BACEDC
triadic
#BADCD9 #D9BADC #DCD9BA
tetradic
#BADCD9 #C8BADC #DCBABD #CEDCBA
square
#BADCD9 #C8BADC #DCBABD #CEDCBA
split-complementary
#BADCD9 #DCBACE #DCC8BA
monochromatic
#69B3AC #91C7C3 #BADCD9 #E3F1EF #EBF5F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.47
#BADCD9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
14.33
#BADCD9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BADCD9
14.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BADCD9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BADCD9 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 14.33 | 14.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 14.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D8D9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1D3D9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1DEDB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D5D5D5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #badcd9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 220, 217); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.9% 0.036 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe6e4',
500: '#badcd9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #badcd9; $custom-light: #cfe6e4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#badcd9",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 220,
"b": 217
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.706,
"s": 32.692,
"l": 79.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86903,
"c": 0.03608,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.66635
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BADCD9
secondary
#B4878B
accent
#3A44AB
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFC
border
#D4D5D5
text
#141615
muted
#838484