What color is #B4D9DE?

#B4D9DE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4D9DE?

The RGB value is 180, 217, 222: 180 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4D9DE?

The complementary color is #DEB9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4D9DE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4D9DE color

#B4D9DE rgb(180, 217, 222)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4D9DE is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 85.1% green and 87.1% blue (180, 217, 222).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Clear Water (#AAD5DB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#B4D9DE color codes

HEX	`#B4D9DE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 217, 222)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 85.1%, 87.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 2%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.28, -11.04, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.28, 12.81, 210.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.816, 64.601, 78.569)`
Decimal	`11852254`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4D9DE, 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 #B4D9DE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4D9DE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #B4D9DE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4d9de; }
.text { color: #b4d9de; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4d9de; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 217 222 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4d9de, #b4c4de); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4D9DE?: #B4D9DE is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Clear Water. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4D9DE?: The RGB value is 180, 217, 222: 180 red, 217 green and 222 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4D9DE?: The complementary color is #DEB9B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4D9DE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.