What color is #B7C2D9?

#B7C2D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C2D9?

The RGB value is 183, 194, 217: 183 red, 194 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C2D9?

The complementary color is #D9CEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C2D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C2D9 color

#B7C2D9 rgb(183, 194, 217)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7C2D9 is a light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 76.1% green and 85.1% blue (183, 194, 217).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Ice (#B6BDD0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.73:1).

#B7C2D9 color codes

HEX	`#B7C2D9`
RGB	`rgb(183, 194, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 76.1%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 11%, 0%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.26, 0.9, -12.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.26, 12.78, 274.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.342, 53.66, 73.285)`
Decimal	`12042969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C2D9, 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 #B7C2D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C2D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.73:1	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 #B7C2D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c2d9; }
.text { color: #b7c2d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c2d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 194 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c2d9, #bdb7d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7C2D9?: #B7C2D9 is a light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C2D9?: The RGB value is 183, 194, 217: 183 red, 194 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C2D9?: The complementary color is #D9CEB7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C2D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.73:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.