What color is #B8CDCE?

#B8CDCE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CDCE?

The RGB value is 184, 205, 206: 184 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CDCE?

The complementary color is #CEB9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CDCE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CDCE color

#B8CDCE rgb(184, 205, 206)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CDCE is a light, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 80.4% green and 80.8% blue (184, 205, 206).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Windy (#BDD1D2), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.66:1).

#B8CDCE color codes

HEX	`#B8CDCE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 205, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 80.4%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 0%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.91, -6.85, -2.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.91, 7.44, 202.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.736, 58.308, 66.857)`
Decimal	`12111310`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CDCE, 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 #B8CDCE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CDCE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.66:1	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 #B8CDCE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cdce; }
.text { color: #b8cdce; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cdce; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 205 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cdce, #b8c2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8CDCE?: #B8CDCE is a light, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Windy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CDCE?: The RGB value is 184, 205, 206: 184 red, 205 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CDCE?: The complementary color is #CEB9B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CDCE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.66:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.