What color is #B6D0D4?

#B6D0D4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D0D4?

The RGB value is 182, 208, 212: 182 red, 208 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D0D4?

The complementary color is #D4BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D0D4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D0D4 color

#B6D0D4 rgb(182, 208, 212)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D0D4 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 81.6% green and 83.1% blue (182, 208, 212).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 26% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#B6D0D4 color codes

HEX	`#B6D0D4`
RGB	`rgb(182, 208, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 81.6%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 26%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 14%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 2%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.73, -7.85, -4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.73, 9.26, 212.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.728, 59.809, 70.988)`
Decimal	`11981012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D0D4, 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 #B6D0D4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D0D4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #B6D0D4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d0d4; }
.text { color: #b6d0d4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d0d4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 208 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d0d4, #b6c1d4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6D0D4?: #B6D0D4 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D0D4?: The RGB value is 182, 208, 212: 182 red, 208 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D0D4?: The complementary color is #D4BAB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D0D4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.