What color is #B3C4D4?

#B3C4D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C4D4?

The RGB value is 179, 196, 212: 179 red, 196 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C4D4?

The complementary color is #D4C3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C4D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C4D4 color

#B3C4D4 rgb(179, 196, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3C4D4 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.9% green and 83.1% blue (179, 196, 212).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#B3C4D4 color codes

HEX	`#B3C4D4`
RGB	`rgb(179, 196, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.9%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 16%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 8%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.35, -2.51, -9.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.35, 10.26, 255.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.211, 53.816, 70.017)`
Decimal	`11781332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C4D4, 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 #B3C4D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C4D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #B3C4D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c4d4; }
.text { color: #b3c4d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c4d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 196 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c4d4, #b3b4d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3C4D4?: #B3C4D4 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C4D4?: The RGB value is 179, 196, 212: 179 red, 196 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C4D4?: The complementary color is #D4C3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C4D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.