What color is #B8E2E0?

#B8E2E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8E2E0?

The RGB value is 184, 226, 224: 184 red, 226 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8E2E0?

The complementary color is #E2B8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8E2E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8E2E0 color

#B8E2E0 rgb(184, 226, 224)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B8E2E0 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 88.6% green and 87.8% blue (184, 226, 224).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 42% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#B8E2E0 color codes

HEX	`#B8E2E0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 226, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 88.6%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 42%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 19%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.98, -13.97, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.98, 14.41, 194.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.414, 69.963, 80.828)`
Decimal	`12116704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8E2E0, 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 #B8E2E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8E2E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #B8E2E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8e2e0; }
.text { color: #b8e2e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8e2e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 226 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8e2e0, #b8cfe2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8E2E0?: #B8E2E0 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8E2E0?: The RGB value is 184, 226, 224: 184 red, 226 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8E2E0?: The complementary color is #E2B8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8E2E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.