What color is #B2CBDC?

#B2CBDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CBDC?

The RGB value is 178, 203, 220: 178 red, 203 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CBDC?

The complementary color is #DCC3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CBDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CBDC color

#B2CBDC rgb(178, 203, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2CBDC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.6% green and 86.3% blue (178, 203, 220).

Its hue angle is 204°, with 38% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Life at Sea (#AFC9DC), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.47:1).

#B2CBDC color codes

HEX	`#B2CBDC`
RGB	`rgb(178, 203, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(204, 38%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(204, 19%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.37, -4.81, -11.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.37, 12.23, 246.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.631, 57.343, 75.992)`
Decimal	`11717596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CBDC, 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 #B2CBDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CBDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.47:1	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 #B2CBDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cbdc; }
.text { color: #b2cbdc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cbdc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 203 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cbdc, #b2b6dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2CBDC?: #B2CBDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Life at Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CBDC?: The RGB value is 178, 203, 220: 178 red, 203 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CBDC?: The complementary color is #DCC3B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CBDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.47:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.