What color is #B3CECD?

#B3CECD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CECD?

The RGB value is 179, 206, 205: 179 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CECD?

The complementary color is #CEB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CECD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CECD color

#B3CECD rgb(179, 206, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3CECD is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 80.8% green and 80.4% blue (179, 206, 205).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#B3CECD color codes

HEX	`#B3CECD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 206, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 80.8%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.81, -9.2, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.81, 9.55, 195.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.678, 58.133, 66.244)`
Decimal	`11783885`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CECD, 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 #B3CECD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CECD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #B3CECD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cecd; }
.text { color: #b3cecd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cecd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 206 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cecd, #b3c1ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3CECD?: #B3CECD is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CECD?: The RGB value is 179, 206, 205: 179 red, 206 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CECD?: The complementary color is #CEB3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CECD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.