What color is #B4E5EB?

#B4E5EB is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Powder Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4E5EB?

The RGB value is 180, 229, 235: 180 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4E5EB?

The complementary color is #EBBAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4E5EB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4E5EB color

#B4E5EB rgb(180, 229, 235)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4E5EB is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 89.8% green and 92.2% blue (180, 229, 235).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 58% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.35:1).

#B4E5EB color codes

HEX	`#B4E5EB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 229, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 89.8%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 58%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 3%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.84, -14.35, -8.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.84, 16.47, 209.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.833, 71.738, 89.17)`
Decimal	`11855339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4E5EB, 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 #B4E5EB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4E5EB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.35:1	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 #B4E5EB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4e5eb; }
.text { color: #b4e5eb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4e5eb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 229 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4e5eb, #b4caeb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4E5EB?: #B4E5EB is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Powder Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4E5EB?: The RGB value is 180, 229, 235: 180 red, 229 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4E5EB?: The complementary color is #EBBAB4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4E5EB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.35:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.