What color is #B2C8E9?

#B2C8E9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C8E9?

The RGB value is 178, 200, 233: 178 red, 200 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C8E9?

The complementary color is #E9D3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C8E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C8E9 color

#B2C8E9 rgb(178, 200, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2C8E9 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 78.4% green and 91.4% blue (178, 200, 233).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 56% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Breeze (#AEC9EA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.33:1).

#B2C8E9 color codes

HEX	`#B2C8E9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 200, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 78.4%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 56%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.99, -0.33, -18.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.99, 18.8, 268.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.718, 56.655, 85.18)`
Decimal	`11716841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C8E9, 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 #B2C8E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C8E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.33:1	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 #B2C8E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c8e9; }
.text { color: #b2c8e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c8e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 200 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c8e9, #b7b2e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2C8E9?: #B2C8E9 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Breeze. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C8E9?: The RGB value is 178, 200, 233: 178 red, 200 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C8E9?: The complementary color is #E9D3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C8E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.33:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.