What color is #B2C3D2?

#B2C3D2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C3D2?

The RGB value is 178, 195, 210: 178 red, 195 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C3D2?

The complementary color is #D2C1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C3D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C3D2 color

#B2C3D2 rgb(178, 195, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C3D2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 76.5% green and 82.4% blue (178, 195, 210).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.63:1).

#B2C3D2 color codes

HEX	`#B2C3D2`
RGB	`rgb(178, 195, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 76.5%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 7%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.96, -2.72, -9.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.96, 9.84, 253.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.505, 53.147, 68.611)`
Decimal	`11715538`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C3D2, 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 #B2C3D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C3D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.63:1	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 #B2C3D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c3d2; }
.text { color: #b2c3d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c3d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 195 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c3d2, #b2b3d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2C3D2?: #B2C3D2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C3D2?: The RGB value is 178, 195, 210: 178 red, 195 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C3D2?: The complementary color is #D2C1B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C3D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.63:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.