#BCD9CC#BCD9CC
#BCD9CC is a very light, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.647; OKLCH L 86.0% C 0.036 H 166.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 13.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BCD9CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(188, 217, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(153, 28%, 79%) |
| HSV | hsv(153, 13%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13.4%, 0%, 6%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(84.32, -12.12, 3.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(84.32, 12.52, 165.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(86.03% -0.0347 0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(86.03% 0.036 166.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(56.4484, 64.6755, 66.6246) |
| Luminance | 0.6468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6
ΔE00 8.79
Ice
#D6FFFA
ΔE00 9.05
Duck Egg Blue
#C3FBF4
ΔE00 9.24
Paleturquoise
#AFEEEE
ΔE00 9.45
Ice Blue (survey)
#D7FFFE
ΔE00 9.76
Very Pale Blue
#D6FFFE
ΔE00 9.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BCD9CC #D9BCC9
analogous
#BCD9BE #BCD9CC #BCD8D9
triadic
#BCD9CC #CCBCD9 #D9CCBC
tetradic
#BCD9CC #BEBCD9 #D9BCC9 #D8D9BC
square
#BCD9CC #BEBCD9 #D9BCC9 #D8D9BC
split-complementary
#BCD9CC #D9BCD8 #D9BEBC
monochromatic
#6EAD91 #95C3AE #BCD9CC #E3EFEA #EBF4F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.51
#BCD9CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
13.94
#BCD9CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BCD9CC
13.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BCD9CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BCD9CC | 1.00 | 1.51 | 13.94 | 13.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 13.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 13.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D8D5CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#D2D1CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6D9D5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#D2D2D2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bcd9cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(188, 217, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(86.0% 0.036 166.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0e4db',
500: '#bcd9cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bcd9cc; $custom-light: #d0e4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bcd9cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 188,
"g": 217,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 153.103,
"s": 27.619,
"l": 79.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.86031,
"c": 0.03563,
"h": 166.7
},
"luminance": 0.64677
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BCD9CC
secondary
#B08A9B
accent
#3F6DA6
background
#FEFEFE
surface
#FBFCFB
border
#D4D5D4
text
#141515
muted
#838484