What color is #B3DBEC?

#B3DBEC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3DBEC?

The RGB value is 179, 219, 236: 179 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3DBEC?

The complementary color is #ECC4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3DBEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3DBEC color

#B3DBEC rgb(179, 219, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3DBEC is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 85.9% green and 92.5% blue (179, 219, 236).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 60% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Ariel (#AED7EA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#B3DBEC color codes

HEX	`#B3DBEC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 219, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 85.9%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 60%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.15, -9.33, -12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.15, 15.69, 233.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.058, 66.301, 89.026)`
Decimal	`11787244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3DBEC, 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 #B3DBEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3DBEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #B3DBEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3dbec; }
.text { color: #b3dbec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3dbec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 219 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3dbec, #b3beec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3DBEC?: #B3DBEC is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Ariel. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3DBEC?: The RGB value is 179, 219, 236: 179 red, 219 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3DBEC?: The complementary color is #ECC4B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3DBEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.