What color is #B0E1DF?

#B0E1DF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0E1DF?

The RGB value is 176, 225, 223: 176 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0E1DF?

The complementary color is #E1B0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0E1DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0E1DF color

#B0E1DF rgb(176, 225, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0E1DF is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 88.2% green and 87.5% blue (176, 225, 223).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 45% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.68:1).

#B0E1DF color codes

HEX	`#B0E1DF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 225, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 88.2%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 45%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 22%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.21, -16.1, -4.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.21, 16.64, 194.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.145, 68.406, 79.938)`
Decimal	`11592159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0E1DF, 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 #B0E1DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0E1DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.68:1	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 #B0E1DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0e1df; }
.text { color: #b0e1df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0e1df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 225 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0e1df, #b0cbe1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0E1DF?: #B0E1DF is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0E1DF?: The RGB value is 176, 225, 223: 176 red, 225 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0E1DF?: The complementary color is #E1B0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0E1DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.68:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.