What color is #B7CBE7?

#B7CBE7 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CBE7?

The RGB value is 183, 203, 231: 183 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CBE7?

The complementary color is #E7D3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CBE7 color

#B7CBE7 rgb(183, 203, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7CBE7 is a light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.6% green and 90.6% blue (183, 203, 231).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 50% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Maritime (#BDCFEA), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#B7CBE7 color codes

HEX	`#B7CBE7`
RGB	`rgb(183, 203, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 50%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.04, -0.86, -16.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.04, 16.12, 266.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.304, 58.547, 83.973)`
Decimal	`12045287`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CBE7, 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 #B7CBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #B7CBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cbe7; }
.text { color: #b7cbe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cbe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 203 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cbe7, #bbb7e7); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7CBE7?: #B7CBE7 is a light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Maritime. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CBE7?: The RGB value is 183, 203, 231: 183 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CBE7?: The complementary color is #E7D3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.