What color is #B3EFF5?

#B3EFF5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3EFF5?

The RGB value is 179, 239, 245: 179 red, 239 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3EFF5?

The complementary color is #F5B9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3EFF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3EFF5 color

#B3EFF5 rgb(179, 239, 245)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B3EFF5 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 93.7% green and 96.1% blue (179, 239, 245).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 77% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Pale Sky (#BDF6FE), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.58:1).

#B3EFF5 color codes

HEX	`#B3EFF5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 239, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 93.7%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 77%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 2%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.74, -17.46, -9.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.74, 19.66, 207.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.933, 77.906, 97.932)`
Decimal	`11792373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3EFF5, 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 #B3EFF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3EFF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.58:1	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 #B3EFF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3eff5; }
.text { color: #b3eff5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3eff5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 239 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3eff5, #b3cef5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3EFF5?: #B3EFF5 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3EFF5?: The RGB value is 179, 239, 245: 179 red, 239 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3EFF5?: The complementary color is #F5B9B3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3EFF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.58:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.