What color is #B7D1D3?

#B7D1D3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7D1D3?

The RGB value is 183, 209, 211: 183 red, 209 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D1D3?

The complementary color is #D3B9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D1D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D1D3 color

#B7D1D3 rgb(183, 209, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7D1D3 is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 82% green and 82.7% blue (183, 209, 211).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 24% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Subtle Breeze (#B5D2D8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#B7D1D3 color codes

HEX	`#B7D1D3`
RGB	`rgb(183, 209, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 82%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 24%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 1%, 0%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.04, -8.25, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.04, 9.14, 205.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.084, 60.37, 70.419)`
Decimal	`12046803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D1D3, 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 #B7D1D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D1D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #B7D1D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d1d3; }
.text { color: #b7d1d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d1d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 209 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d1d3, #b7c3d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7D1D3?: #B7D1D3 is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Subtle Breeze. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7D1D3?: The RGB value is 183, 209, 211: 183 red, 209 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D1D3?: The complementary color is #D3B9B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D1D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.