What color is #B2ECF6?

#B2ECF6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2ECF6?

The RGB value is 178, 236, 246: 178 red, 236 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2ECF6?

The complementary color is #F6BCB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2ECF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2ECF6 color

#B2ECF6 rgb(178, 236, 246)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B2ECF6 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 92.5% green and 96.5% blue (178, 236, 246).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 79% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pale Sky (#BDF6FE), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.22:1).

#B2ECF6 color codes

HEX	`#B2ECF6`
RGB	`rgb(178, 236, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 92.5%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 79%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 28%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 4%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.91, -16.02, -10.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.91, 19.31, 213.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.985, 76.107, 98.437)`
Decimal	`11726070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2ECF6, 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 #B2ECF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2ECF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.22:1	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 #B2ECF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ecf6; }
.text { color: #b2ecf6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ecf6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 236 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ecf6, #b2caf6); }

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Questions

What color is #B2ECF6?: #B2ECF6 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2ECF6?: The RGB value is 178, 236, 246: 178 red, 236 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2ECF6?: The complementary color is #F6BCB2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2ECF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.22:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.