What color is #B0D1CC?

#B0D1CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0D1CC?

The RGB value is 176, 209, 204: 176 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D1CC?

The complementary color is #D1B0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D1CC color

#B0D1CC rgb(176, 209, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B0D1CC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 82% green and 80% blue (176, 209, 204).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 26% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#B0D1CC color codes

HEX	`#B0D1CC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 209, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 82%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 26%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, -11.92, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 11.98, 185.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.601, 59.189, 65.821)`
Decimal	`11588044`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D1CC, 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 #B0D1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #B0D1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d1cc; }
.text { color: #b0d1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 209 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d1cc, #b0c5d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0D1CC?: #B0D1CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0D1CC?: The RGB value is 176, 209, 204: 176 red, 209 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D1CC?: The complementary color is #D1B0B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.