What color is #B6CEDB?

#B6CEDB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6CEDB?

The RGB value is 182, 206, 219: 182 red, 206 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CEDB?

The complementary color is #DBC3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CEDB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CEDB color

#B6CEDB rgb(182, 206, 219)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6CEDB is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 80.8% green and 85.9% blue (182, 206, 219).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.84:1).

#B6CEDB color codes

HEX	`#B6CEDB`
RGB	`rgb(182, 206, 219)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 80.8%, 85.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 6%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.4, -5.35, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.4, 10.6, 239.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.146, 59.201, 75.578)`
Decimal	`11980507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CEDB, 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 #B6CEDB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CEDB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #B6CEDB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cedb; }
.text { color: #b6cedb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cedb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 206 219 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cedb, #b6bcdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6CEDB?: #B6CEDB is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Delicate Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6CEDB?: The RGB value is 182, 206, 219: 182 red, 206 green and 219 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CEDB?: The complementary color is #DBC3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CEDB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.