What color is #B3ECEC?

#B3ECEC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ECEC?

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

What is the complementary color of #B3ECEC?

The complementary color is #ECB3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ECEC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ECEC color

#B3ECEC rgb(179, 236, 236)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B3ECEC is a light, moderate cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 60% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.13:1).

#B3ECEC color codes

HEX	`#B3ECEC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 236, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 92.5%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 60%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 24%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.69, -17.94, -5.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.69, 18.88, 198.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.721, 75.628, 90.581)`
Decimal	`11791596`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ECEC, 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 #B3ECEC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ECEC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.13:1	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 #B3ECEC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ecec; }
.text { color: #b3ecec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ecec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 236 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ecec, #b3d0ec); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3ECEC?: #B3ECEC is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ECEC?: The RGB value is 179, 236, 236: 179 red, 236 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ECEC?: The complementary color is #ECB3B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ECEC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.13:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.