What color is #B4F2F2?

#B4F2F2 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4F2F2?

The RGB value is 180, 242, 242: 180 red, 242 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4F2F2?

The complementary color is #F2B4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4F2F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4F2F2 color

#B4F2F2 rgb(180, 242, 242)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4F2F2 is a very light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 94.9% green and 94.9% blue (180, 242, 242).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 70% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.92:1).

#B4F2F2 color codes

HEX	`#B4F2F2`
RGB	`rgb(180, 242, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 94.9%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 70%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 26%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.51, -19.32, -6.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.51, 20.32, 198.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.596, 79.615, 95.845)`
Decimal	`11858674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4F2F2, 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 #B4F2F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4F2F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.92:1	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 #B4F2F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4f2f2; }
.text { color: #b4f2f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4f2f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 242 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4f2f2, #b4d3f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4F2F2?: #B4F2F2 is a very light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4F2F2?: The RGB value is 180, 242, 242: 180 red, 242 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4F2F2?: The complementary color is #F2B4B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4F2F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.92:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.