What color is #B0C7CD?

#B0C7CD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C7CD?

The RGB value is 176, 199, 205: 176 red, 199 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C7CD?

The complementary color is #CDB6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C7CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C7CD color

#B0C7CD rgb(176, 199, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0C7CD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 78% green and 80.4% blue (176, 199, 205).

Its hue angle is 192°, 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 Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#B0C7CD color codes

HEX	`#B0C7CD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 199, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 78%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.74, -6.52, -5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.74, 8.61, 220.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.345, 54.484, 65.662)`
Decimal	`11585485`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C7CD, 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 #B0C7CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C7CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #B0C7CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c7cd; }
.text { color: #b0c7cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c7cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 199 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c7cd, #b0b9cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0C7CD?: #B0C7CD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C7CD?: The RGB value is 176, 199, 205: 176 red, 199 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C7CD?: The complementary color is #CDB6B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C7CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.