Color

#B0CEC7

Light muted cool teal. Nearest reference color: Opal.

RGB

0–255

176

206

199

CMYK

0–100%

14.56%

3.4%

19.22%

RGB describes how #B0CEC7 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 176, green 206 and blue 199.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 14.56%, magenta 0%, yellow 3.4% and black 19.22%.

HSL values

H 166° S 23.44% L 74.9%

In the HSL color model, #B0CEC7 has a hue of 166°, 23.44% saturation and 74.9% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#B0CEC7 is a light, cool teal with muted chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #B0CEC7 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #B0CEC7

RGB rgb(176, 206, 199)

HSL hsl(166 23.44% 74.9%)

OKLCH oklch(0.82728 0.033548 179.7713)

CSS --color: #B0CEC7;

Tints of #B0CEC7

Tints are lighter variations of #B0CEC7. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#D7F6EF #CDECE5 #C4E2DB #BAD8D1 #B0CEC7

Shades of #B0CEC7

Shades are darker variations of #B0CEC7. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#B0CEC7 #7A9690 #47625C #19332E #000806

Tones of #B0CEC7

Tones reduce the chroma of #B0CEC7, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#B0CEC7 #B5CCC7 #BACBC7 #BEC9C7 #C3C7C6

Tonal range of #B0CEC7

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #B0CEC7 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#D7F6EF #CDECE5 #C4E2DB #BAD8D1 #B0CEC7 #7A9690 #47625C #19332E #000806

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #D7F6EF;
    --color-200: #CDECE5;
    --color-300: #C4E2DB;
    --color-400: #BAD8D1;
    --color-500: #B0CEC7;
    --color-600: #7A9690;
    --color-700: #47625C;
    --color-800: #19332E;
    --color-900: #000806;
}

Colors that go with #B0CEC7

Color harmonies for #B0CEC7 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#B0CEC7 #DABEC5

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#B8CDBB #B0CEC7 #AECDD2

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#B0CEC7 #C9C2DA #D8C2B1

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#B0CEC7 #D4BFD1 #DCBFBA

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#B0CEC7 #BEC6DD #DABEC5 #CFC6AE

CSS gradients with #B0CEC7

These gradients show how #B0CEC7 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#B0CEC7 #C4DAD5 #D7E6E3 #EBF3F1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B0CEC7, #C4DAD5, #D7E6E3, #EBF3F1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#B0CEC7 #778C87 #424E4C #141918 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B0CEC7, #778C87, #424E4C, #141918, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#B0CEC7 #BDCCB6 #CFC6AF #DAC0B5 #DABEC5

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B0CEC7, #BDCCB6, #CFC6AF, #DAC0B5, #DABEC5);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #B0CEC7. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.68:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

12.50:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.5750 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #B0CEC7 as the background.

background-color: #B0CEC7;
color: #000000;

Using #B0CEC7 in design

See how #B0CEC7 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#B0CEC7 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #B0CEC7 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#CDECE5

#B0CEC7

#19332E

Colors similar to #B0CEC7

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #B0CEC7, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#CAE8E1 #97B4AE #95D6C8 #C6C6C6 #B2CEC3 #AFCECB #BFDBD0 #A2C1BE

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #B0CEC7 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #CBCAC7 Deuteranopia #C5C6C8 Tritanopia #A9CFCC

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #B0CEC7 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 50.282
Y: 57.495
Z: 62.4702

CIELAB

L*: 80.4572
a*: -11.3792
b*: 0.117

OKLab

L: 0.82728
a: -0.033548
b: 0.000134

OKLCH

L: 0.82728
C: 0.033548
H: 179.7713°