What color is #B1CEE0?

#B1CEE0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1CEE0?

The RGB value is 177, 206, 224: 177 red, 206 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CEE0?

The complementary color is #E0C3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1CEE0 color

#B1CEE0 rgb(177, 206, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B1CEE0 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 80.8% green and 87.8% blue (177, 206, 224).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 43% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#B1CEE0 color codes

HEX	`#B1CEE0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 206, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 80.8%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 43%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 21%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 8%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.22, -5.82, -12.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.22, 13.45, 244.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.654, 58.87, 79.043)`
Decimal	`11652832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CEE0, 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 #B1CEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #B1CEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1cee0; }
.text { color: #b1cee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1cee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 206 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1cee0, #b1b6e0); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1CEE0?: #B1CEE0 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1CEE0?: The RGB value is 177, 206, 224: 177 red, 206 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CEE0?: The complementary color is #E0C3B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.