What color is #B0C5D1?

#B0C5D1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C5D1?

The RGB value is 176, 197, 209: 176 red, 197 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C5D1?

The complementary color is #D1BCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C5D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C5D1 color

#B0C5D1 rgb(176, 197, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0C5D1 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 77.3% green and 82% blue (176, 197, 209).

Its hue angle is 202°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.75:1).

#B0C5D1 color codes

HEX	`#B0C5D1`
RGB	`rgb(176, 197, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 77.3%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(202, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(202, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 6%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.32, -4.63, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.32, 9.59, 241.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.377, 53.765, 68.085)`
Decimal	`11584977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C5D1, 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 #B0C5D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C5D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.75:1	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 #B0C5D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c5d1; }
.text { color: #b0c5d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c5d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 197 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c5d1, #b0b5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0C5D1?: #B0C5D1 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C5D1?: The RGB value is 176, 197, 209: 176 red, 197 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C5D1?: The complementary color is #D1BCB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C5D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.75:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.