What color is #B3C1CC?

#B3C1CC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C1CC?

The RGB value is 179, 193, 204: 179 red, 193 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C1CC?

The complementary color is #CCBEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C1CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C1CC color

#B3C1CC rgb(179, 193, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3C1CC is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 75.7% green and 80% blue (179, 193, 204).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Icebreaker (#B7C2CC), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.42:1).

#B3C1CC color codes

HEX	`#B3C1CC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 193, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 75.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 5%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.33, -2.58, -7.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.33, 7.6, 250.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.557, 52.082, 64.61)`
Decimal	`11780556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C1CC, 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 #B3C1CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C1CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.42:1	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 #B3C1CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c1cc; }
.text { color: #b3c1cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c1cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 193 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c1cc, #b3b4cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3C1CC?: #B3C1CC is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Icebreaker. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C1CC?: The RGB value is 179, 193, 204: 179 red, 193 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C1CC?: The complementary color is #CCBEB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C1CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.42:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.