What color is #B4D9D6?

#B4D9D6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4D9D6?

The RGB value is 180, 217, 214: 180 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4D9D6?

The complementary color is #D9B4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4D9D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4D9D6 color

#B4D9D6 rgb(180, 217, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4D9D6 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 85.1% green and 83.9% blue (180, 217, 214).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#B4D9D6 color codes

HEX	`#B4D9D6`
RGB	`rgb(180, 217, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 85.1%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 1%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -12.71, -2.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 12.96, 191.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.77, 64.182, 73.055)`
Decimal	`11852246`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4D9D6, 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 #B4D9D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4D9D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #B4D9D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4d9d6; }
.text { color: #b4d9d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4d9d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 217 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4d9d6, #b4c9d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4D9D6?: #B4D9D6 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4D9D6?: The RGB value is 180, 217, 214: 180 red, 217 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4D9D6?: The complementary color is #D9B4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4D9D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.