What color is #B0E0DF?

#B0E0DF 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 #B0E0DF?

The RGB value is 176, 224, 223: 176 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0E0DF?

The complementary color is #E0B0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0E0DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0E0DF color

#B0E0DF rgb(176, 224, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0E0DF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 87.8% green and 87.5% blue (176, 224, 223).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 44% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Opal (#AEE0E4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.57:1).

#B0E0DF color codes

HEX	`#B0E0DF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 224, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 87.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 44%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 21%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.94, -15.6, -4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.94, 16.26, 196.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.875, 67.867, 79.848)`
Decimal	`11591903`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0E0DF, 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 #B0E0DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0E0DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.57:1	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 #B0E0DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0e0df; }
.text { color: #b0e0df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0e0df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 224 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0e0df, #b0c9e0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0E0DF?: #B0E0DF 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 #B0E0DF?: The RGB value is 176, 224, 223: 176 red, 224 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0E0DF?: The complementary color is #E0B0B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0E0DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.57:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.