What color is #B2D0CA?

#B2D0CA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2D0CA?

The RGB value is 178, 208, 202: 178 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2D0CA?

The complementary color is #D0B2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D0CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D0CA color

#B2D0CA rgb(178, 208, 202)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2D0CA is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 81.6% green and 79.2% blue (178, 208, 202).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 24% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#B2D0CA color codes

HEX	`#B2D0CA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 208, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 81.6%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 24%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, -11.16, -0.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 11.17, 181.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.574, 58.84, 64.506)`
Decimal	`11718858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D0CA, 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 #B2D0CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D0CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #B2D0CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d0ca; }
.text { color: #b2d0ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d0ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 208 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d0ca, #b2c7d0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2D0CA?: #B2D0CA is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2D0CA?: The RGB value is 178, 208, 202: 178 red, 208 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D0CA?: The complementary color is #D0B2B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D0CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.