What color is #B1DBD9?

#B1DBD9 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 #B1DBD9?

The RGB value is 177, 219, 217: 177 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1DBD9?

The complementary color is #DBB1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DBD9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1DBD9 color

#B1DBD9 rgb(177, 219, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B1DBD9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 85.9% green and 85.1% blue (177, 219, 217).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 37% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#B1DBD9 color codes

HEX	`#B1DBD9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 219, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 85.9%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 37%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, -14.03, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 14.47, 194.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.984, 65.018, 75.232)`
Decimal	`11656153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1DBD9, 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 #B1DBD9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DBD9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #B1DBD9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1dbd9; }
.text { color: #b1dbd9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dbd9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 219 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1dbd9, #b1c8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1DBD9?: #B1DBD9 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 #B1DBD9?: The RGB value is 177, 219, 217: 177 red, 219 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1DBD9?: The complementary color is #DBB1B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DBD9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.