What color is #B2ECFF?

#B2ECFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2ECFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #B2ECFF?

The complementary color is #FFC5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2ECFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2ECFF color

#B2ECFF rgb(178, 236, 255)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B2ECFF is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 92.5% green and 100% blue (178, 236, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Air (#A6E7FF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.34:1).

#B2ECFF color codes

HEX	`#B2ECFF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 236, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 92.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.17, -13.98, -15.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.17, 20.57, 227.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.4, 76.673, 105.889)`
Decimal	`11726079`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2ECFF, 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 #B2ECFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2ECFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.34:1	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 #B2ECFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ecff; }
.text { color: #b2ecff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ecff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 236 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ecff, #b2c6ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B2ECFF?: #B2ECFF is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2ECFF?: The RGB value is 178, 236, 255: 178 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2ECFF?: The complementary color is #FFC5B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2ECFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.34:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.