#BBD8D7#BBD8D7
#BBD8D7 is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.646; OKLCH L 86.1% C 0.031 H 194.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBD8D7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 216, 215) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 27%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 13%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 0%, 0.5%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.27, -9.77, -2.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.27, 10.15, 195.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.07% -0.0299 -0.0075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.07% 0.031 194) |
| XYZ | xyz(57.3120, 64.5815, 73.7227) |
| Luminance | 0.6458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 5.01
Lightblue
#ADD8E6
ΔE00 6.40
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 8.25
Lightcyan
#E0FFFF
ΔE00 8.45
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 8.52
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 8.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBD8D7 #D8BBBC
analogous
#BBD8C9 #BBD8D7 #BBCBD8
triadic
#BBD8D7 #D7BBD8 #D8D7BB
tetradic
#BBD8D7 #C9BBD8 #D8BBBC #CBD8BB
square
#BBD8D7 #C9BBD8 #D8BBBC #CBD8BB
split-complementary
#BBD8D7 #D8BBCB #D8C9BB
monochromatic
#6DABA9 #94C2C0 #BBD8D7 #E2EEEE #ECF4F4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#BBD8D7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.92
#BBD8D7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBD8D7
13.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBD8D7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBD8D7 | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.92 | 13.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D4D5D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#CED0D7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3DAD8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbd8d7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 216, 215); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.1% 0.031 194.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfe4e3',
500: '#bbd8d7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbd8d7; $custom-light: #cfe4e3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbd8d7",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 216,
"b": 215
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.931,
"s": 27.103,
"l": 79.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86069,
"c": 0.03086,
"h": 194
},
"luminance": 0.64583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBD8D7
secondary
#AE898A
accent
#4043A6
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFC
border
#D4D5D5
text
#141515
muted
#838484