What color is #B6C6DD?

#B6C6DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C6DD?

The RGB value is 182, 198, 221: 182 red, 198 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C6DD?

The complementary color is #DDCDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C6DD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C6DD color

#B6C6DD rgb(182, 198, 221)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6C6DD is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 77.6% green and 86.7% blue (182, 198, 221).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Light Steel Blue (#B0C4DE), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.11:1).

#B6C6DD color codes

HEX	`#B6C6DD`
RGB	`rgb(182, 198, 221)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 77.6%, 86.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.36, -0.7, -13.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.36, 13.29, 267)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.533, 55.553, 76.348)`
Decimal	`11978461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C6DD, 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 #B6C6DD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C6DD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.11:1	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 #B6C6DD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c6dd; }
.text { color: #b6c6dd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c6dd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 198 221 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c6dd, #bab6dd); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6C6DD?: #B6C6DD is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Light Steel Blue. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C6DD?: The RGB value is 182, 198, 221: 182 red, 198 green and 221 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C6DD?: The complementary color is #DDCDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C6DD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.11:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.