What color is #B1DAE3?

#B1DAE3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1DAE3?

The RGB value is 177, 218, 227: 177 red, 218 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1DAE3?

The complementary color is #E3BAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DAE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1DAE3 color

#B1DAE3 rgb(177, 218, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B1DAE3 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 85.5% green and 89% blue (177, 218, 227).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 47% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#B1DAE3 color codes

HEX	`#B1DAE3`
RGB	`rgb(177, 218, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 85.5%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 47%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 4%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.5, -11.39, -8.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.5, 14.42, 217.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.064, 65.034, 82.204)`
Decimal	`11655907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1DAE3, 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 #B1DAE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DAE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #B1DAE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1dae3; }
.text { color: #b1dae3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dae3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 218 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1dae3, #b1c1e3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1DAE3?: #B1DAE3 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Light Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1DAE3?: The RGB value is 177, 218, 227: 177 red, 218 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1DAE3?: The complementary color is #E3BAB1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DAE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.