What color is #B2D2CE?

#B2D2CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2D2CE?

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

What is the complementary color of #B2D2CE?

The complementary color is #D2B2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D2CE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D2CE color

#B2D2CE rgb(178, 210, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2D2CE is a light, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 173°, with 26% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13:1).

#B2D2CE color codes

HEX	`#B2D2CE`
RGB	`rgb(178, 210, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 82.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 26%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 15%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.85, -11.39, -1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.85, 11.49, 187.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.544, 60.013, 67.196)`
Decimal	`11719374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D2CE, 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 #B2D2CE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D2CE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13:1	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 #B2D2CE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d2ce; }
.text { color: #b2d2ce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d2ce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 210 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d2ce, #b2c6d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2D2CE?: #B2D2CE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2D2CE?: The RGB value is 178, 210, 206: 178 red, 210 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D2CE?: The complementary color is #D2B2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D2CE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.