What color is #B6E9FC?

#B6E9FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B6E9FC?

The RGB value is 182, 233, 252: 182 red, 233 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B6E9FC?

The complementary color is #FCC9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B6E9FC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B6E9FC color

#B6E9FC rgb(182, 233, 252)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B6E9FC is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 91.4% green and 98.8% blue (182, 233, 252).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 92% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Breaking the Ice (#B8E4F5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.05:1).

#B6E9FC color codes

HEX	`#B6E9FC`
RGB	`rgb(182, 233, 252)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.4%, 91.4%, 98.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 92%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 28%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 8%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.51, -12.03, -14.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.51, 18.84, 230.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.996, 75.248, 103.124)`
Decimal	`11987452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B6E9FC, 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 #B6E9FC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B6E9FC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.05:1	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 #B6E9FC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b6e9fc; }
.text { color: #b6e9fc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b6e9fc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(182 233 252 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b6e9fc, #b6c6fc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B6E9FC?: #B6E9FC is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Breaking the Ice. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B6E9FC?: The RGB value is 182, 233, 252: 182 red, 233 green and 252 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B6E9FC?: The complementary color is #FCC9B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B6E9FC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.