What color is #B4DDDA?

#B4DDDA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DDDA?

The RGB value is 180, 221, 218: 180 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DDDA?

The complementary color is #DDB4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DDDA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DDDA color

#B4DDDA rgb(180, 221, 218)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4DDDA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 86.7% green and 85.5% blue (180, 221, 218).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

#B4DDDA color codes

HEX	`#B4DDDA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 221, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 86.7%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.24, -13.91, -2.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.24, 14.23, 192.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.33, 66.476, 76.127)`
Decimal	`11853274`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DDDA, 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 #B4DDDA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DDDA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #B4DDDA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ddda; }
.text { color: #b4ddda; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ddda; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 221 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ddda, #b4ccdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4DDDA?: #B4DDDA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DDDA?: The RGB value is 180, 221, 218: 180 red, 221 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DDDA?: The complementary color is #DDB4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DDDA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.