What color is #B3F7FE?

#B3F7FE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Friendly Frost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3F7FE?

The RGB value is 179, 247, 254: 179 red, 247 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3F7FE?

The complementary color is #FEBAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3F7FE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3F7FE color

#B3F7FE rgb(179, 247, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B3F7FE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 96.9% green and 99.6% blue (179, 247, 254).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 97% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Friendly Frost (#BFFBFF), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.65:1).

#B3F7FE color codes

HEX	`#B3F7FE`
RGB	`rgb(179, 247, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 96.9%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 97%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 3%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.13, -19.41, -10.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.13, 21.91, 207.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.735, 83.257, 106.143)`
Decimal	`11794430`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3F7FE, 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 #B3F7FE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3F7FE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.65:1	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 #B3F7FE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3f7fe; }
.text { color: #b3f7fe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3f7fe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 247 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3f7fe, #b3d2fe); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3F7FE?: #B3F7FE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Friendly Frost. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3F7FE?: The RGB value is 179, 247, 254: 179 red, 247 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3F7FE?: The complementary color is #FEBAB3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3F7FE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.