What color is #B2BED5?

#B2BED5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BED5?

The RGB value is 178, 190, 213: 178 red, 190 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BED5?

The complementary color is #D5C9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BED5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BED5 color

#B2BED5 rgb(178, 190, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BED5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.5% green and 83.5% blue (178, 190, 213).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Sailor Boy (#AEBBD0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#B2BED5 color codes

HEX	`#B2BED5`
RGB	`rgb(178, 190, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.5%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.74, 0.59, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.74, 12.93, 272.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.781, 51.095, 70.23)`
Decimal	`11714261`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BED5, 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 #B2BED5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BED5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #B2BED5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bed5; }
.text { color: #b2bed5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bed5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 190 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bed5, #b8b2d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2BED5?: #B2BED5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Sailor Boy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BED5?: The RGB value is 178, 190, 213: 178 red, 190 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BED5?: The complementary color is #D5C9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BED5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.