What color is #B6CAD3?

#B6CAD3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CAD3?

The RGB value is 182, 202, 211: 182 red, 202 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CAD3?

The complementary color is #D3BFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CAD3 color

#B6CAD3 rgb(182, 202, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6CAD3 is a light, grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 79.2% green and 82.7% blue (182, 202, 211).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 25% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Distant Hills (#BCC8CC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#B6CAD3 color codes

HEX	`#B6CAD3`
RGB	`rgb(182, 202, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 79.2%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 25%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 4%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.12, -4.92, -6.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.12, 8.37, 233.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.167, 56.888, 69.847)`
Decimal	`11979475`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CAD3, 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 #B6CAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #B6CAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cad3; }
.text { color: #b6cad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 202 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cad3, #b6bbd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6CAD3?: #B6CAD3 is a light, grayish azure, closest to the named color Distant Hills. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CAD3?: The RGB value is 182, 202, 211: 182 red, 202 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CAD3?: The complementary color is #D3BFB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.