What color is #B4D2D9?

#B4D2D9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4D2D9?

The RGB value is 180, 210, 217: 180 red, 210 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4D2D9?

The complementary color is #D9BBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4D2D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4D2D9 color

#B4D2D9 rgb(180, 210, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4D2D9 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 82.4% green and 85.1% blue (180, 210, 217).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.16:1).

#B4D2D9 color codes

HEX	`#B4D2D9`
RGB	`rgb(180, 210, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 82.4%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 3%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.27, -8.48, -6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.27, 10.87, 218.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.39, 60.805, 74.503)`
Decimal	`11850457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4D2D9, 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 #B4D2D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4D2D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.16:1	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 #B4D2D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4d2d9; }
.text { color: #b4d2d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4d2d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 210 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4d2d9, #b4c0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4D2D9?: #B4D2D9 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4D2D9?: The RGB value is 180, 210, 217: 180 red, 210 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4D2D9?: The complementary color is #D9BBB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4D2D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.16:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.