What color is #B4CEE8?

#B4CEE8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CEE8?

The RGB value is 180, 206, 232: 180 red, 206 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CEE8?

The complementary color is #E8CEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CEE8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CEE8 color

#B4CEE8 rgb(180, 206, 232)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B4CEE8 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 80.8% green and 91% blue (180, 206, 232).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Featherbed (#AFCBE5), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#B4CEE8 color codes

HEX	`#B4CEE8`
RGB	`rgb(180, 206, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 80.8%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 11%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.66, -3.14, -15.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.66, 16.03, 258.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.455, 59.67, 84.924)`
Decimal	`11849448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CEE8, 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 #B4CEE8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CEE8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #B4CEE8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cee8; }
.text { color: #b4cee8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cee8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 206 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cee8, #b4b4e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4CEE8?: #B4CEE8 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CEE8?: The RGB value is 180, 206, 232: 180 red, 206 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CEE8?: The complementary color is #E8CEB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CEE8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.