What color is #B3C9CC?

#B3C9CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C9CC?

The RGB value is 179, 201, 204: 179 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C9CC?

The complementary color is #CCB6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C9CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C9CC color

#B3C9CC rgb(179, 201, 204)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3C9CC is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 78.8% green and 80% blue (179, 201, 204).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#B3C9CC color codes

HEX	`#B3C9CC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 201, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 78.8%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.45, -6.8, -4.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.45, 7.9, 210.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.374, 55.716, 65.215)`
Decimal	`11782604`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C9CC, 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 #B3C9CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C9CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #B3C9CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c9cc; }
.text { color: #b3c9cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c9cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 201 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c9cc, #b3bccc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3C9CC?: #B3C9CC is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C9CC?: The RGB value is 179, 201, 204: 179 red, 201 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C9CC?: The complementary color is #CCB6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C9CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.