What color is #B6D5E2?

#B6D5E2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D5E2?

The RGB value is 182, 213, 226: 182 red, 213 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D5E2?

The complementary color is #E2C3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D5E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D5E2 color

#B6D5E2 rgb(182, 213, 226)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D5E2 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 83.5% green and 88.6% blue (182, 213, 226).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 43% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#B6D5E2 color codes

HEX	`#B6D5E2`
RGB	`rgb(182, 213, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 83.5%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 43%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 6%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.45, -7.51, -9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.45, 12.37, 232.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.809, 63.023, 81.108)`
Decimal	`11982306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D5E2, 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 #B6D5E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D5E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	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 #B6D5E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d5e2; }
.text { color: #b6d5e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d5e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 213 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d5e2, #b6bfe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B6D5E2?: #B6D5E2 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D5E2?: The RGB value is 182, 213, 226: 182 red, 213 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D5E2?: The complementary color is #E2C3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D5E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.