What color is #B6CEDF?

#B6CEDF 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 #B6CEDF?

The RGB value is 182, 206, 223: 182 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6CEDF?

The complementary color is #DFC7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6CEDF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6CEDF color

#B6CEDF rgb(182, 206, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6CEDF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 80.8% green and 87.5% blue (182, 206, 223).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Ice (#B7D2E3), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#B6CEDF color codes

HEX	`#B6CEDF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 206, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 80.8%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 8%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.52, -4.5, -11.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.52, 11.99, 247.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.679, 59.414, 78.385)`
Decimal	`11980511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6CEDF, 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 #B6CEDF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6CEDF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #B6CEDF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6cedf; }
.text { color: #b6cedf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6cedf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 206 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6cedf, #b6badf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6CEDF?: #B6CEDF 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 #B6CEDF?: The RGB value is 182, 206, 223: 182 red, 206 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6CEDF?: The complementary color is #DFC7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6CEDF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.