What color is #B6CED1?

#B6CED1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CED1?

The RGB value is 182, 206, 209: 182 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CED1?

The complementary color is #D1B9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CED1?

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.

#B6CED1 color

#B6CED1 rgb(182, 206, 209)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6CED1 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 80.8% green and 82% blue (182, 206, 209).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B6CED1 color codes

HEX	`#B6CED1`
RGB	`rgb(182, 206, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 80.8%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.12, -7.42, -4.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.12, 8.54, 209.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.869, 58.69, 68.852)`
Decimal	`11980497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CED1, 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 #B6CED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CED1 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 #B6CED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6ced1; }
.text { color: #b6ced1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6ced1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 206 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6ced1, #b6c1d1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6CED1?: #B6CED1 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CED1?: The RGB value is 182, 206, 209: 182 red, 206 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CED1?: The complementary color is #D1B9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CED1?: 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.