What color is #B1CADC?

#B1CADC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1CADC?

The RGB value is 177, 202, 220: 177 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CADC?

The complementary color is #DCC3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1CADC color

#B1CADC rgb(177, 202, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1CADC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 79.2% green and 86.3% blue (177, 202, 220).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 38% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Life at Sea (#AFC9DC), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.35:1).

#B1CADC color codes

HEX	`#B1CADC`
RGB	`rgb(177, 202, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 79.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 38%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.04, -4.59, -11.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.04, 12.61, 248.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.167, 56.754, 75.902)`
Decimal	`11651804`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CADC, 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 #B1CADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.35:1	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 #B1CADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1cadc; }
.text { color: #b1cadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1cadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 202 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1cadc, #b1b5dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1CADC?: #B1CADC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1CADC?: The RGB value is 177, 202, 220: 177 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CADC?: The complementary color is #DCC3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.35:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.