What color is #B4CACE?

#B4CACE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CACE?

The RGB value is 180, 202, 206: 180 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CACE?

The complementary color is #CEB8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CACE color

#B4CACE rgb(180, 202, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4CACE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 79.2% green and 80.8% blue (180, 202, 206).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#B4CACE color codes

HEX	`#B4CACE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 202, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.2%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 2%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, -6.59, -4.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 7.99, 214.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.081, 56.4, 66.576)`
Decimal	`11848398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CACE, 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 #B4CACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #B4CACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cace; }
.text { color: #b4cace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 202 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cace, #b4bdce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4CACE?: #B4CACE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CACE?: The RGB value is 180, 202, 206: 180 red, 202 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CACE?: The complementary color is #CEB8B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.