What color is #B0EEFE?

#B0EEFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0EEFE?

The RGB value is 176, 238, 254: 176 red, 238 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0EEFE?

The complementary color is #FEC0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0EEFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0EEFE color

#B0EEFE rgb(176, 238, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0EEFE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 93.3% green and 99.6% blue (176, 238, 254).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 98% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Air (#A6E7FF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.51:1).

#B0EEFE color codes

HEX	`#B0EEFE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 238, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 93.3%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 98%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.57, -15.76, -13.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.57, 21.08, 221.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.363, 77.532, 105.215)`
Decimal	`11595518`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0EEFE, 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 #B0EEFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0EEFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.51:1	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 #B0EEFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0eefe; }
.text { color: #b0eefe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0eefe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 238 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0eefe, #b0c7fe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0EEFE?: #B0EEFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0EEFE?: The RGB value is 176, 238, 254: 176 red, 238 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0EEFE?: The complementary color is #FEC0B0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0EEFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.51:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.