What color is #B8D0DC?

#B8D0DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D0DC?

The RGB value is 184, 208, 220: 184 red, 208 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D0DC?

The complementary color is #DCC4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D0DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D0DC color

#B8D0DC rgb(184, 208, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8D0DC is a light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 81.6% green and 86.3% blue (184, 208, 220).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 34% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Pale Whale (#B6D3DF), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.09:1).

#B8D0DC color codes

HEX	`#B8D0DC`
RGB	`rgb(184, 208, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 81.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 34%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 5%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.09, -5.55, -8.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.09, 10.27, 237.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.238, 60.468, 76.457)`
Decimal	`12112092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D0DC, 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 #B8D0DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D0DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #B8D0DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d0dc; }
.text { color: #b8d0dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d0dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 208 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d0dc, #b8bedc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8D0DC?: #B8D0DC is a light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Pale Whale. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D0DC?: The RGB value is 184, 208, 220: 184 red, 208 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D0DC?: The complementary color is #DCC4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D0DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.