What color is #B3D2D4?

#B3D2D4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3D2D4?

The RGB value is 179, 210, 212: 179 red, 210 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3D2D4?

The complementary color is #D4B5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3D2D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3D2D4 color

#B3D2D4 rgb(179, 210, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3D2D4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 82.4% green and 83.1% blue (179, 210, 212).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 28% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#B3D2D4 color codes

HEX	`#B3D2D4`
RGB	`rgb(179, 210, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 82.4%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 28%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 16%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 1%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.07, -9.84, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.07, 10.8, 204.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.518, 60.429, 71.119)`
Decimal	`11784916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3D2D4, 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 #B3D2D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3D2D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #B3D2D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3d2d4; }
.text { color: #b3d2d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3d2d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 210 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3d2d4, #b3c1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3D2D4?: #B3D2D4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3D2D4?: The RGB value is 179, 210, 212: 179 red, 210 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3D2D4?: The complementary color is #D4B5B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3D2D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.