What color is #B3CDC8?

#B3CDC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CDC8?

The RGB value is 179, 205, 200: 179 red, 205 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CDC8?

The complementary color is #CDB3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CDC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CDC8 color

#B3CDC8 rgb(179, 205, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3CDC8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 80.4% green and 78.4% blue (179, 205, 200).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.48:1).

#B3CDC8 color codes

HEX	`#B3CDC8`
RGB	`rgb(179, 205, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 80.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.41, -9.68, -0.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.41, 9.7, 182.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.845, 57.415, 63.036)`
Decimal	`11783624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CDC8, 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 #B3CDC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CDC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.48:1	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 #B3CDC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cdc8; }
.text { color: #b3cdc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cdc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 205 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cdc8, #b3c5cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3CDC8?: #B3CDC8 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CDC8?: The RGB value is 179, 205, 200: 179 red, 205 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CDC8?: The complementary color is #CDB3B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CDC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.48:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.