What color is #B6D3DF?

#B6D3DF is a light, desaturated azure known as Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D3DF?

The RGB value is 182, 211, 223: 182 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D3DF?

The complementary color is #DFC2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D3DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D3DF color

#B6D3DF rgb(182, 211, 223)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D3DF is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 82.7% green and 87.5% blue (182, 211, 223).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 39% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black.

This exact color is also called Pale Whale.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.37:1).

#B6D3DF color codes

HEX	`#B6D3DF`
RGB	`rgb(182, 211, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 82.7%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 39%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 18%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 5%, 0%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.84, -7.11, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.84, 11.58, 232.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.901, 61.86, 78.793)`
Decimal	`11981791`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D3DF, 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 #B6D3DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D3DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.37:1	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 #B6D3DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d3df; }
.text { color: #b6d3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d3df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 211 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d3df, #b6bfdf); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B6D3DF?: #B6D3DF is a light, desaturated azure known as Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D3DF?: The RGB value is 182, 211, 223: 182 red, 211 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D3DF?: The complementary color is #DFC2B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D3DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.