What color is #B4FFFC?

#B4FFFC is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4FFFC?

The RGB value is 180, 255, 252: 180 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4FFFC?

The complementary color is #FFB4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4FFFC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4FFFC color

#B4FFFC rgb(180, 255, 252)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4FFFC is a very light, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 100% green and 98.8% blue (180, 255, 252).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Frostbite (#ACFFFC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.65:1).

#B4FFFC color codes

HEX	`#B4FFFC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 255, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 100%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 29%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 1%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.27, -23.49, -5.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.27, 24.23, 194.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.147, 88.248, 105.309)`
Decimal	`11862012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4FFFC, 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 #B4FFFC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4FFFC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.65:1	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 #B4FFFC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4fffc; }
.text { color: #b4fffc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4fffc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 255 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4fffc, #b4ddff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4FFFC?: #B4FFFC is a very light, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Frostbite. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4FFFC?: The RGB value is 180, 255, 252: 180 red, 255 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4FFFC?: The complementary color is #FFB4B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4FFFC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.65:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.