What color is #B1D0CE?

#B1D0CE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1D0CE?

The RGB value is 177, 208, 206: 177 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D0CE?

The complementary color is #D0B1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D0CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D0CE color

#B1D0CE rgb(177, 208, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1D0CE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 81.6% green and 80.8% blue (177, 208, 206).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#B1D0CE color codes

HEX	`#B1D0CE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 208, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 81.6%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.24, -10.68, -2.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.24, 10.96, 193.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.825, 58.914, 67.022)`
Decimal	`11653326`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D0CE, 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 #B1D0CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D0CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #B1D0CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d0ce; }
.text { color: #b1d0ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d0ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 208 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d0ce, #b1c3d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1D0CE?: #B1D0CE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1D0CE?: The RGB value is 177, 208, 206: 177 red, 208 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D0CE?: The complementary color is #D0B1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D0CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.