What color is #B4C2DC?

#B4C2DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C2DC?

The RGB value is 180, 194, 220: 180 red, 194 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C2DC?

The complementary color is #DCCEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C2DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C2DC color

#B4C2DC rgb(180, 194, 220)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4C2DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 76.1% green and 86.3% blue (180, 194, 220).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Supremely Cool (#AFBED4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#B4C2DC color codes

HEX	`#B4C2DC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 194, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 76.1%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 12%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, 0.59, -14.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 14.58, 272.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.029, 53.453, 75.325)`
Decimal	`11846364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C2DC, 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 #B4C2DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C2DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #B4C2DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c2dc; }
.text { color: #b4c2dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c2dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 194 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c2dc, #bab4dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4C2DC?: #B4C2DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C2DC?: The RGB value is 180, 194, 220: 180 red, 194 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C2DC?: The complementary color is #DCCEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C2DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.