What color is #B6CBEB?

#B6CBEB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CBEB?

The RGB value is 182, 203, 235: 182 red, 203 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CBEB?

The complementary color is #EBD6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CBEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CBEB color

#B6CBEB rgb(182, 203, 235)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6CBEB is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 79.6% green and 92.2% blue (182, 203, 235).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 57% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.73:1).

#B6CBEB color codes

HEX	`#B6CBEB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 203, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 79.6%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 57%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 23%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.1, -0.27, -18.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.1, 18.15, 269.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.639, 58.654, 86.971)`
Decimal	`11979755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CBEB, 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 #B6CBEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CBEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.73:1	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 #B6CBEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cbeb; }
.text { color: #b6cbeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cbeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 203 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cbeb, #bcb6eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6CBEB?: #B6CBEB is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CBEB?: The RGB value is 182, 203, 235: 182 red, 203 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CBEB?: The complementary color is #EBD6B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CBEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.73:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.