What color is #B3ECFF?

#B3ECFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3ECFF?

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

What is the complementary color of #B3ECFF?

The complementary color is #FFC6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3ECFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3ECFF color

#B3ECFF rgb(179, 236, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B3ECFF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 92.5% green and 100% blue (179, 236, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Fresh Air (#A6E7FF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.36:1).

#B3ECFF color codes

HEX	`#B3ECFF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 236, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 92.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 7%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.23, -13.7, -15.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.23, 20.32, 227.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.63, 76.791, 105.9)`
Decimal	`11791615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3ECFF, 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 #B3ECFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3ECFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.36:1	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 #B3ECFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ecff; }
.text { color: #b3ecff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ecff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 236 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ecff, #b3c6ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3ECFF?: #B3ECFF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Fresh Air. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3ECFF?: The RGB value is 179, 236, 255: 179 red, 236 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3ECFF?: The complementary color is #FFC6B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3ECFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.36:1 and white text 1.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.