What color is #B0CADA?

#B0CADA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0CADA?

The RGB value is 176, 202, 218: 176 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CADA?

The complementary color is #DAC0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CADA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0CADA color

#B0CADA rgb(176, 202, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0CADA is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 79.2% green and 85.5% blue (176, 202, 218).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Life at Sea (#AFC9DC), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.31:1).

#B0CADA color codes

HEX	`#B0CADA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 202, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 79.2%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 7%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.92, -5.34, -10.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.92, 12.11, 243.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.677, 56.532, 74.505)`
Decimal	`11586266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CADA, 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 #B0CADA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CADA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.31:1	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 #B0CADA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0cada; }
.text { color: #b0cada; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0cada; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 202 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0cada, #b0b5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0CADA?: #B0CADA is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0CADA?: The RGB value is 176, 202, 218: 176 red, 202 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CADA?: The complementary color is #DAC0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CADA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.31:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.