What color is #B2C6CA?

#B2C6CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C6CA?

The RGB value is 178, 198, 202: 178 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C6CA?

The complementary color is #CAB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C6CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C6CA color

#B2C6CA rgb(178, 198, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C6CA is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 77.6% green and 79.2% blue (178, 198, 202).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Trade Winds (#B7C5C6), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#B2C6CA color codes

HEX	`#B2C6CA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 198, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 77.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.53, -5.96, -4.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.53, 7.35, 215.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.212, 54.116, 63.718)`
Decimal	`11716298`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C6CA, 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 #B2C6CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C6CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #B2C6CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c6ca; }
.text { color: #b2c6ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c6ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 198 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c6ca, #b2baca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2C6CA?: #B2C6CA is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Trade Winds. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C6CA?: The RGB value is 178, 198, 202: 178 red, 198 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C6CA?: The complementary color is #CAB6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C6CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.