What color is #B4CDDC?

#B4CDDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CDDC?

The RGB value is 180, 205, 220: 180 red, 205 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CDDC?

The complementary color is #DCC3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CDDC color

#B4CDDC rgb(180, 205, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4CDDC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 80.4% green and 86.3% blue (180, 205, 220).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#B4CDDC color codes

HEX	`#B4CDDC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 205, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 80.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, -5.24, -10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 11.51, 242.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.569, 58.532, 76.172)`
Decimal	`11849180`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CDDC, 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 #B4CDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #B4CDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cddc; }
.text { color: #b4cddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 205 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cddc, #b4b9dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4CDDC?: #B4CDDC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CDDC?: The RGB value is 180, 205, 220: 180 red, 205 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CDDC?: The complementary color is #DCC3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.