What color is #B6CCE3?

#B6CCE3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CCE3?

The RGB value is 182, 204, 227: 182 red, 204 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CCE3?

The complementary color is #E3CDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CCE3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CCE3 color

#B6CCE3 rgb(182, 204, 227)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6CCE3 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 80% green and 89% blue (182, 204, 227).

Its hue angle is 211°, with 45% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Featherbed (#AFCBE5), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.74:1).

#B6CCE3 color codes

HEX	`#B6CCE3`
RGB	`rgb(182, 204, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 80%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(211, 45%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(211, 20%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 10%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.11, -2.58, -13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.11, 14.09, 259.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.746, 58.675, 81.099)`
Decimal	`11980003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CCE3, 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 #B6CCE3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CCE3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.74:1	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 #B6CCE3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cce3; }
.text { color: #b6cce3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cce3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 204 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cce3, #b7b6e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6CCE3?: #B6CCE3 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Featherbed. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CCE3?: The RGB value is 182, 204, 227: 182 red, 204 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CCE3?: The complementary color is #E3CDB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CCE3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.74:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.