What color is #B2CED2?

#B2CED2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CED2?

The RGB value is 178, 206, 210: 178 red, 206 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CED2?

The complementary color is #D2B6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CED2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CED2 color

#B2CED2 rgb(178, 206, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2CED2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 80.8% green and 82.4% blue (178, 206, 210).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.65:1).

#B2CED2 color codes

HEX	`#B2CED2`
RGB	`rgb(178, 206, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 80.8%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 2%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.88, -8.5, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.88, 9.93, 211.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.061, 58.259, 69.463)`
Decimal	`11718354`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CED2, 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 #B2CED2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CED2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.65:1	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 #B2CED2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ced2; }
.text { color: #b2ced2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ced2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 206 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ced2, #b2bed2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2CED2?: #B2CED2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CED2?: The RGB value is 178, 206, 210: 178 red, 206 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CED2?: The complementary color is #D2B6B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CED2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.65:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.