What color is #B2CBD6?

#B2CBD6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CBD6?

The RGB value is 178, 203, 214: 178 red, 203 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CBD6?

The complementary color is #D6BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CBD6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CBD6 color

#B2CBD6 rgb(178, 203, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2CBD6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.6% green and 83.9% blue (178, 203, 214).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.41:1).

#B2CBD6 color codes

HEX	`#B2CBD6`
RGB	`rgb(178, 203, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.6%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.2, -6.09, -8.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.2, 10.29, 233.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.851, 57.031, 71.881)`
Decimal	`11717590`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CBD6, 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 #B2CBD6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CBD6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.41:1	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 #B2CBD6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cbd6; }
.text { color: #b2cbd6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cbd6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 203 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cbd6, #b2b9d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2CBD6?: #B2CBD6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CBD6?: The RGB value is 178, 203, 214: 178 red, 203 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CBD6?: The complementary color is #D6BDB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CBD6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.41:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.