What color is #B2E2F9?

#B2E2F9 is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2E2F9?

The RGB value is 178, 226, 249: 178 red, 226 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2E2F9?

The complementary color is #F9C9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2E2F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2E2F9 color

#B2E2F9 rgb(178, 226, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B2E2F9 is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 88.6% green and 97.6% blue (178, 226, 249).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 86% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Landscape (#AEE4FF), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.14:1).

#B2E2F9 color codes

HEX	`#B2E2F9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 226, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 88.6%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 86%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 29%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 9%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.34, -10.27, -16.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.34, 19.19, 237.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.65, 70.694, 99.949)`
Decimal	`11723513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2E2F9, 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 #B2E2F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2E2F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.14:1	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 #B2E2F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2e2f9; }
.text { color: #b2e2f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2e2f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 226 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2e2f9, #b2bef9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2E2F9?: #B2E2F9 is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Frozen Landscape. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2E2F9?: The RGB value is 178, 226, 249: 178 red, 226 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2E2F9?: The complementary color is #F9C9B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2E2F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.