What color is #B2BEE0?

#B2BEE0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BEE0?

The RGB value is 178, 190, 224: 178 red, 190 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BEE0?

The complementary color is #E0D4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BEE0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BEE0 color

#B2BEE0 rgb(178, 190, 224)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2BEE0 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.5% green and 87.8% blue (178, 190, 224).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 43% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Stardust Evening (#B8BFDC), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.33:1).

#B2BEE0 color codes

HEX	`#B2BEE0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 190, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.5%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 43%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 21%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 15%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.08, 3, -18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.08, 18.58, 279.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.225, 51.673, 77.834)`
Decimal	`11714272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BEE0, 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 #B2BEE0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BEE0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #B2BEE0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bee0; }
.text { color: #b2bee0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bee0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 190 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bee0, #bdb2e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2BEE0?: #B2BEE0 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Stardust Evening. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BEE0?: The RGB value is 178, 190, 224: 178 red, 190 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BEE0?: The complementary color is #E0D4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BEE0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.