What color is #B2E7F5?

#B2E7F5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2E7F5?

The RGB value is 178, 231, 245: 178 red, 231 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2E7F5?

The complementary color is #F5C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2E7F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2E7F5 color

#B2E7F5 rgb(178, 231, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B2E7F5 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 90.6% green and 96.1% blue (178, 231, 245).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Break the Ice (#B2E1EE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.64:1).

#B2E7F5 color codes

HEX	`#B2E7F5`
RGB	`rgb(178, 231, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 90.6%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 6%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.55, -13.73, -12.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.55, 18.43, 221.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.412, 73.207, 97.158)`
Decimal	`11724789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2E7F5, 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 #B2E7F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2E7F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.64:1	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 #B2E7F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2e7f5; }
.text { color: #b2e7f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2e7f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 231 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2e7f5, #b2c5f5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2E7F5?: #B2E7F5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Break the Ice. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2E7F5?: The RGB value is 178, 231, 245: 178 red, 231 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2E7F5?: The complementary color is #F5C0B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2E7F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.