What color is #B7D3DC?

#B7D3DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7D3DC?

The RGB value is 183, 211, 220: 183 red, 211 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D3DC?

The complementary color is #DCC0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D3DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D3DC color

#B7D3DC rgb(183, 211, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7D3DC is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 82.7% green and 86.3% blue (183, 211, 220).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 35% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#B7D3DC color codes

HEX	`#B7D3DC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 211, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 82.7%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 35%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 17%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 4%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.82, -7.43, -7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.82, 10.61, 225.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.738, 61.822, 76.692)`
Decimal	`12047324`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D3DC, 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 #B7D3DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D3DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #B7D3DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d3dc; }
.text { color: #b7d3dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d3dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 211 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d3dc, #b7c1dc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7D3DC?: #B7D3DC is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7D3DC?: The RGB value is 183, 211, 220: 183 red, 211 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D3DC?: The complementary color is #DCC0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D3DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.