What color is #B0E0E6?

#B0E0E6 is a light, moderate cyan known as Powder Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Powder Blue?

The RGB value is 176, 224, 230: 176 red, 224 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Powder Blue?

The complementary color is #E6B6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0E0E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Powder Blue color: hex code #B0E0E6

#B0E0E6 rgb(176, 224, 230)

Shades of teal

Powder Blue has the hex code #B0E0E6. It is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 87.8% green and 90.2% blue (176, 224, 230).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 52% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

You can use it in CSS with the keyword powderblue.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

Powder Blue (#B0E0E6) color codes

HEX	`#B0E0E6`
RGB	`rgb(176, 224, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 87.8%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 52%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 23%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.13, -14.09, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.13, 16.21, 209.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.839, 68.252, 84.921)`
Decimal	`11591910`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Powder Blue, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B0E0E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0E0E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B0E0E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0e0e6; }
.text { color: #b0e0e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0e0e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 224 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0e0e6, #b0c5e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B0E0E6 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B0E0E6?: #B0E0E6 is a light, moderate cyan known as Powder Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Powder Blue?: The RGB value is 176, 224, 230: 176 red, 224 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Powder Blue?: The complementary color is #E6B6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0E0E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.