What color is #B6C8D5?

#B6C8D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6C8D5?

The RGB value is 182, 200, 213: 182 red, 200 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6C8D5?

The complementary color is #D5C3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6C8D5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6C8D5 color

#B6C8D5 rgb(182, 200, 213)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6C8D5 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 78.4% green and 83.5% blue (182, 200, 213).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 27% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Cloudy Valley (#B1C6D6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.21:1).

#B6C8D5 color codes

HEX	`#B6C8D5`
RGB	`rgb(182, 200, 213)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 78.4%, 83.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 27%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 15%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 6%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.65, -3.45, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.65, 9.21, 248)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.953, 56.057, 71.021)`
Decimal	`11978965`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6C8D5, 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 #B6C8D5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6C8D5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.21:1	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 #B6C8D5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6c8d5; }
.text { color: #b6c8d5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6c8d5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 200 213 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6c8d5, #b6b8d5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6C8D5?: #B6C8D5 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Cloudy Valley. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6C8D5?: The RGB value is 182, 200, 213: 182 red, 200 green and 213 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6C8D5?: The complementary color is #D5C3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6C8D5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.