What color is #B2C5CD?

#B2C5CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C5CD?

The RGB value is 178, 197, 205: 178 red, 197 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C5CD?

The complementary color is #CDBAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C5CD color

#B2C5CD rgb(178, 197, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C5CD is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 77.3% green and 80.4% blue (178, 197, 205).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#B2C5CD color codes

HEX	`#B2C5CD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 197, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 77.3%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 4%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.35, -4.82, -6.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.35, 7.85, 232.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.343, 53.804, 65.531)`
Decimal	`11716045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C5CD, 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 #B2C5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #B2C5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c5cd; }
.text { color: #b2c5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 197 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c5cd, #b2b8cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2C5CD?: #B2C5CD is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C5CD?: The RGB value is 178, 197, 205: 178 red, 197 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C5CD?: The complementary color is #CDBAB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.