What color is #B1D9DA?

#B1D9DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1D9DA?

The RGB value is 177, 217, 218: 177 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D9DA?

The complementary color is #DAB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D9DA color

#B1D9DA rgb(177, 217, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B1D9DA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (177, 217, 218).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#B1D9DA color codes

HEX	`#B1D9DA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 217, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 85.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.98, -12.81, -4.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.98, 13.69, 200.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.596, 64.033, 75.746)`
Decimal	`11655642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D9DA, 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 #B1D9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #B1D9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d9da; }
.text { color: #b1d9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 217 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d9da, #b1c4da); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1D9DA?: #B1D9DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1D9DA?: The RGB value is 177, 217, 218: 177 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D9DA?: The complementary color is #DAB2B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.