What color is #B7CBED?

#B7CBED is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CBED?

The RGB value is 183, 203, 237: 183 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CBED?

The complementary color is #EDD9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CBED?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CBED color

#B7CBED rgb(183, 203, 237)

Shades of blue

The hex color #B7CBED is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.6% green and 92.9% blue (183, 203, 237).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 60% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Frost Fairy (#BBCFEF), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#B7CBED color codes

HEX	`#B7CBED`
RGB	`rgb(183, 203, 237)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.6%, 92.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 60%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 23%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.23, 0.48, -19.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.23, 19.02, 271.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.166, 58.892, 88.512)`
Decimal	`12045293`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CBED, 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 #B7CBED	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CBED as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #B7CBED looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cbed; }
.text { color: #b7cbed; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cbed; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 203 237 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cbed, #beb7ed); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7CBED?: #B7CBED is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Frost Fairy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CBED?: The RGB value is 183, 203, 237: 183 red, 203 green and 237 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CBED?: The complementary color is #EDD9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CBED?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.