What color is #B4CFCF?

#B4CFCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CFCF?

The RGB value is 180, 207, 207: 180 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CFCF?

The complementary color is #CFB4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CFCF color

#B4CFCF rgb(180, 207, 207)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4CFCF is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 81.2% green and 81.2% blue (180, 207, 207).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 22% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#B4CFCF color codes

HEX	`#B4CFCF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 207, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 81.2%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 22%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, -8.99, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 9.49, 198.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.395, 58.833, 67.615)`
Decimal	`11849679`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CFCF, 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 #B4CFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #B4CFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cfcf; }
.text { color: #b4cfcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cfcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 207 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cfcf, #b4c2cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4CFCF?: #B4CFCF is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CFCF?: The RGB value is 180, 207, 207: 180 red, 207 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CFCF?: The complementary color is #CFB4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.