What color is #B0DCE6?

#B0DCE6 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0DCE6?

The RGB value is 176, 220, 230: 176 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0DCE6?

The complementary color is #E6BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0DCE6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0DCE6 color

#B0DCE6 rgb(176, 220, 230)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0DCE6 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 86.3% green and 90.2% blue (176, 220, 230).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 52% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Break the Ice (#B2E1EE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.23:1).

#B0DCE6 color codes

HEX	`#B0DCE6`
RGB	`rgb(176, 220, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 86.3%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 52%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 23%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 4%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.06, -12.06, -9.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.06, 15.41, 218.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.776, 66.127, 84.567)`
Decimal	`11590886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0DCE6, 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 #B0DCE6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0DCE6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.23:1	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 #B0DCE6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0dce6; }
.text { color: #b0dce6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0dce6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 220 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0dce6, #b0c1e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0DCE6?: #B0DCE6 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0DCE6?: The RGB value is 176, 220, 230: 176 red, 220 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0DCE6?: The complementary color is #E6BAB0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0DCE6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.23:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.