What color is #B6D9DA?

#B6D9DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6D9DA?

The RGB value is 182, 217, 218: 182 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6D9DA?

The complementary color is #DAB7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6D9DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6D9DA color

#B6D9DA rgb(182, 217, 218)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B6D9DA is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 85.1% green and 85.5% blue (182, 217, 218).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 33% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Poolside (#BEE0E2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#B6D9DA color codes

HEX	`#B6D9DA`
RGB	`rgb(182, 217, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 85.1%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 33%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 17%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.29, -11.25, -4.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.29, 12.06, 201.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.756, 64.631, 75.801)`
Decimal	`11983322`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6D9DA, 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 #B6D9DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6D9DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #B6D9DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6d9da; }
.text { color: #b6d9da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6d9da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 217 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6d9da, #b6c7da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6D9DA?: #B6D9DA is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Poolside. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6D9DA?: The RGB value is 182, 217, 218: 182 red, 217 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6D9DA?: The complementary color is #DAB7B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6D9DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.