#BBD8CB#BBD8CB
#BBD8CB is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.640; OKLCH L 85.7% C 0.036 H 166.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBD8CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 216, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 27%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 13%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 0%, 6%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(83.96, -12.13, 3.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(83.96, 12.53, 165.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(85.72% -0.0347 0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(85.72% 0.036 166.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(55.8263, 63.9872, 65.8978) |
| Luminance | 0.6399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.83
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 9.26
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 9.41
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.55
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 9.96
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 9.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBD8CB #D8BBC8
analogous
#BBD8BD #BBD8CB #BBD7D8
triadic
#BBD8CB #CBBBD8 #D8CBBB
tetradic
#BBD8CB #BDBBD8 #D8BBC8 #D7D8BB
square
#BBD8CB #BDBBD8 #D8BBC8 #D7D8BB
split-complementary
#BBD8CB #D8BBD7 #D8BDBB
monochromatic
#6DAB90 #94C2AD #BBD8CB #E2EEE9 #ECF4F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.52
#BBD8CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.80
#BBD8CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBD8CB
13.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBD8CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBD8CB | 1.00 | 1.52 | 13.80 | 13.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D7D4CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D1D0CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B5D8D4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D1D1D1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbd8cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 216, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(85.7% 0.036 166.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe4da',
500: '#bbd8cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbd8cb; $custom-light: #cfe4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbd8cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 216,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.103,
"s": 27.103,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.85722,
"c": 0.03567,
"h": 166.7
},
"luminance": 0.63988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBD8CB
secondary
#AE899A
accent
#406DA6
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFB
border
#D4D5D4
text
#141514
muted
#838483