What color is #B4DEE1?

#B4DEE1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Powder Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DEE1?

The RGB value is 180, 222, 225: 180 red, 222 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DEE1?

The complementary color is #E1B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DEE1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DEE1 color

#B4DEE1 rgb(180, 222, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4DEE1 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 87.1% green and 88.2% blue (180, 222, 225).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 43% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.48:1).

#B4DEE1 color codes

HEX	`#B4DEE1`
RGB	`rgb(180, 222, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 87.1%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 43%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.7, -12.96, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.7, 14.27, 204.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.53, 67.38, 81.141)`
Decimal	`11853537`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DEE1, 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 #B4DEE1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DEE1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.48:1	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 #B4DEE1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4dee1; }
.text { color: #b4dee1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4dee1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 222 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4dee1, #b4c8e1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4DEE1?: #B4DEE1 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Powder Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DEE1?: The RGB value is 180, 222, 225: 180 red, 222 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DEE1?: The complementary color is #E1B7B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DEE1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.