What color is #B0D0DA?

#B0D0DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0D0DA?

The RGB value is 176, 208, 218: 176 red, 208 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D0DA?

The complementary color is #DABAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D0DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D0DA color

#B0D0DA rgb(176, 208, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0D0DA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 81.6% green and 85.5% blue (176, 208, 218).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#B0D0DA color codes

HEX	`#B0D0DA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 208, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 81.6%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 5%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.51, -8.48, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.51, 12, 225.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.112, 59.402, 74.984)`
Decimal	`11587802`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D0DA, 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 #B0D0DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D0DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #B0D0DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d0da; }
.text { color: #b0d0da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d0da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 208 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d0da, #b0bbda); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0D0DA?: #B0D0DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0D0DA?: The RGB value is 176, 208, 218: 176 red, 208 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D0DA?: The complementary color is #DABAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D0DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.