What color is #B8C3D6?

#B8C3D6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C3D6?

The RGB value is 184, 195, 214: 184 red, 195 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C3D6?

The complementary color is #D6CBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C3D6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C3D6 color

#B8C3D6 rgb(184, 195, 214)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C3D6 is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 76.5% green and 83.9% blue (184, 195, 214).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Supremely Cool (#AFBED4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.82:1).

#B8C3D6 color codes

HEX	`#B8C3D6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 195, 214)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 76.5%, 83.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.51, 0.05, -10.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.51, 10.76, 270.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.417, 54.075, 71.334)`
Decimal	`12108758`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C3D6, 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 #B8C3D6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C3D6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.82:1	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 #B8C3D6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c3d6; }
.text { color: #b8c3d6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c3d6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 195 214 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c3d6, #bcb8d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C3D6?: #B8C3D6 is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Supremely Cool. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C3D6?: The RGB value is 184, 195, 214: 184 red, 195 green and 214 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C3D6?: The complementary color is #D6CBB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C3D6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.82:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.