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#B2DBEB Color

#B2DBEB is rgb(178, 219, 235) in RGB, hsl(197, 59%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2DBEB
HEX#B2DBEB
RGBrgb(178, 219, 235)
HSLhsl(197, 59%, 81%)
HSVhsv(197, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(86.7% 0.048 223.6)
LABlab(84.86% -11.25 -12.53)
LCHlch(84.86% 16.84 228.09)

What #B2DBEB Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B2DBEB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 1.75Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 5.09Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 5.8Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 5.93Pastel Blue#AEC6CFΔE 9.36Water#D4F1F9ΔE 10.24

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#B2DBEB Channel Values

How #B2DBEB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 178 · G 219 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 59% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2DBEB background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2DBEB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2DBEB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2DBEB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2DBEB
Complementary
#EBC2B2
Analogous
#B2EBDF
Analogous
#B2BEEB
Triadic
#EBB2DB
Triadic
#DBEBB2
Split comp.
#EBB2BE
Split comp.
#EBDFB2

Tints & Shades of #B2DBEB

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BADFED
#C6E4F0
#CEE8F2
#DBEEF6
#E3F2F8
#EFF7FB

Shades

#85C6E0
#59B1D4
#329AC3
#277696
#1B5369
#10303D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2DBEB.

How #B2DBEB Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B2DBEB
Protanopia#D5D5EB
Protanomaly#C8D7EB
Deuteranopia#CFCFEC
Deuteranomaly#C4D4EC
Tritanopia#AFDDDD
Tritanomaly#B0DCE3
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2DBEB in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b2dbeb: #B2DBEB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2DBEB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2dbeb': '#B2DBEB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.859, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_b2dbeb">#B2DBEB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2DBEB"

More Teal Colors

#B2DBEB sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2DBEB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2DBEB?

#B2DBEB is a lightest teal — rgb(178, 219, 235) in RGB and hsl(197, 59%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Blue (#ADD8E6), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.75.

What is the RGB value of #B2DBEB?

#B2DBEB is rgb(178, 219, 235) — red 178, green 219, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2DBEB?

#B2DBEB converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 7%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2DBEB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2DBEB scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2DBEB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2DBEB is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 1.75, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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