What color is #B2CECB?

#B2CECB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CECB?

The RGB value is 178, 206, 203: 178 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CECB?

The complementary color is #CEB2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CECB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CECB color

#B2CECB rgb(178, 206, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2CECB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 80.8% green and 79.6% blue (178, 206, 203).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#B2CECB color codes

HEX	`#B2CECB`
RGB	`rgb(178, 206, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 80.8%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.69, -9.93, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.69, 10.07, 189.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.208, 57.918, 64.97)`
Decimal	`11718347`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CECB, 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 #B2CECB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CECB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #B2CECB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cecb; }
.text { color: #b2cecb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cecb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 206 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cecb, #b2c3ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2CECB?: #B2CECB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CECB?: The RGB value is 178, 206, 203: 178 red, 206 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CECB?: The complementary color is #CEB2B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CECB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.