What color is #B2CBCD?

#B2CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CBCD?

The RGB value is 178, 203, 205: 178 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CBCD?

The complementary color is #CDB4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CBCD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CBCD color

#B2CBCD rgb(178, 203, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2CBCD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.6% green and 80.4% blue (178, 203, 205).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#B2CBCD color codes

HEX	`#B2CBCD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 203, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.6%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.94, -7.97, -3.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.94, 8.84, 205.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.733, 56.583, 65.995)`
Decimal	`11717581`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CBCD, 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 #B2CBCD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CBCD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #B2CBCD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cbcd; }
.text { color: #b2cbcd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cbcd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 203 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cbcd, #b2bdcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2CBCD?: #B2CBCD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CBCD?: The RGB value is 178, 203, 205: 178 red, 203 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CBCD?: The complementary color is #CDB4B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CBCD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.