What color is #B2C4CF?

#B2C4CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C4CF?

The RGB value is 178, 196, 207: 178 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C4CF?

The complementary color is #CFBDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C4CF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C4CF color

#B2C4CF rgb(178, 196, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C4CF is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 76.9% green and 81.2% blue (178, 196, 207).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#B2C4CF color codes

HEX	`#B2C4CF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 196, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 76.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 5%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, -3.88, -7.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 8.51, 242.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.36, 53.449, 66.735)`
Decimal	`11715791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C4CF, 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 #B2C4CF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C4CF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #B2C4CF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c4cf; }
.text { color: #b2c4cf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c4cf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 196 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c4cf, #b2b6cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2C4CF?: #B2C4CF is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C4CF?: The RGB value is 178, 196, 207: 178 red, 196 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C4CF?: The complementary color is #CFBDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C4CF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.