What color is #B0C6CC?

#B0C6CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C6CC?

The RGB value is 176, 198, 204: 176 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C6CC?

The complementary color is #CCB6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C6CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C6CC color

#B0C6CC rgb(176, 198, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0C6CC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 77.6% green and 80% blue (176, 198, 204).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.8:1).

#B0C6CC color codes

HEX	`#B0C6CC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 198, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 77.6%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.45, -6.2, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.45, 8.3, 221.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.995, 53.977, 64.952)`
Decimal	`11585228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C6CC, 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 #B0C6CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C6CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.8:1	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 #B0C6CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c6cc; }
.text { color: #b0c6cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c6cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 198 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c6cc, #b0b8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0C6CC?: #B0C6CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C6CC?: The RGB value is 176, 198, 204: 176 red, 198 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C6CC?: The complementary color is #CCB6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C6CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.8:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.