What color is #B0EBE8?

#B0EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0EBE8?

The RGB value is 176, 235, 232: 176 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0EBE8?

The complementary color is #EBB0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0EBE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0EBE8 color

#B0EBE8 rgb(176, 235, 232)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 92.2% green and 91% blue (176, 235, 232).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 60% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.89:1).

#B0EBE8 color codes

HEX	`#B0EBE8`
RGB	`rgb(176, 235, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 92.2%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 60%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 25%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 1%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.14, -19.17, -4.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.14, 19.72, 193.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.174, 74.47, 87.427)`
Decimal	`11594728`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0EBE8, 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 #B0EBE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0EBE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.89:1	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 #B0EBE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ebe8; }
.text { color: #b0ebe8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ebe8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 235 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ebe8, #b0d1eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0EBE8?: #B0EBE8 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0EBE8?: The RGB value is 176, 235, 232: 176 red, 235 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0EBE8?: The complementary color is #EBB0B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0EBE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.