What color is #B1D2D2?

#B1D2D2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1D2D2?

The RGB value is 177, 210, 210: 177 red, 210 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D2D2?

The complementary color is #D2B1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D2D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D2D2 color

#B1D2D2 rgb(177, 210, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B1D2D2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 82.4% green and 82.4% blue (177, 210, 210).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Clear Water (#AAD5DB), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#B1D2D2 color codes

HEX	`#B1D2D2`
RGB	`rgb(177, 210, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 82.4%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.89, -10.89, -3.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.89, 11.48, 198.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.808, 60.092, 69.777)`
Decimal	`11653842`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D2D2, 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 #B1D2D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D2D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #B1D2D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d2d2; }
.text { color: #b1d2d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d2d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 210 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d2d2, #b1c2d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1D2D2?: #B1D2D2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1D2D2?: The RGB value is 177, 210, 210: 177 red, 210 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D2D2?: The complementary color is #D2B1B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D2D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.