What color is #B4EFFE?

#B4EFFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4EFFE?

The RGB value is 180, 239, 254: 180 red, 239 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4EFFE?

The complementary color is #FEC3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4EFFE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4EFFE color

#B4EFFE rgb(180, 239, 254)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4EFFE is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 93.7% green and 99.6% blue (180, 239, 254).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 97% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale Sky (#BDF6FE), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.72:1).

#B4EFFE color codes

HEX	`#B4EFFE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 239, 254)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 93.7%, 99.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 97%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.05, -15.16, -13.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.05, 20.14, 221.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.573, 78.589, 105.355)`
Decimal	`11857918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4EFFE, 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 #B4EFFE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4EFFE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.72:1	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 #B4EFFE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4effe; }
.text { color: #b4effe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4effe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 239 254 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4effe, #b4cafe); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4EFFE?: #B4EFFE is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Pale Sky. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4EFFE?: The RGB value is 180, 239, 254: 180 red, 239 green and 254 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4EFFE?: The complementary color is #FEC3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4EFFE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.