What color is #B0DBDD?

#B0DBDD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0DBDD?

The RGB value is 176, 219, 221: 176 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0DBDD?

The complementary color is #DDB2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0DBDD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0DBDD color

#B0DBDD rgb(176, 219, 221)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0DBDD is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 85.9% green and 86.7% blue (176, 219, 221).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 40% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Opal (#AEE0E4), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#B0DBDD color codes

HEX	`#B0DBDD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 219, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 85.9%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 40%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.54, -13.49, -5.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.54, 14.61, 202.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.283, 65.112, 77.995)`
Decimal	`11590621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0DBDD, 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 #B0DBDD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0DBDD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #B0DBDD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0dbdd; }
.text { color: #b0dbdd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0dbdd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 219 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0dbdd, #b0c4dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0DBDD?: #B0DBDD is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0DBDD?: The RGB value is 176, 219, 221: 176 red, 219 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0DBDD?: The complementary color is #DDB2B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0DBDD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.