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#B6BDD0 Arctic Ice

#B6BDD0 is a light gray named Arctic Ice. In the RGB color model it is made of 71.4% red, 74.1% green and 81.6% blue (rgb(182, 189, 208)). Its HSL value is 224° hue, 22% saturation and 76% lightness, and in CMYK it is 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black. #B6BDD0 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.18:1.

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Variations of #B6BDD0

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B6BDD0 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B6BDD0 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B6BDD0 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B6BCD0
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B8BED1
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B7BED1
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B6BCD0
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6BCD0
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B0C0C3
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4BECA
  • Achromatopsia 94% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BDBDBD
  • Achromatomaly 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #BBBDC2

#B6BDD0 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.88:1 Very poor#B6BDD0 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.18:1 Very good#B6BDD0 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B6BDD0 in CSS

/* Arctic Ice */
.color { color: #B6BDD0; }
.background { background-color: #B6BDD0; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B6BDD0; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(182 189 208);
color: hsl(224 22% 76%);
color: oklch(0.799 0.028 269.6);

#B6BDD0 FAQ

What color is #B6BDD0?

#B6BDD0 is a light gray. Its closest named color is Arctic Ice. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #B6BDD0?

#B6BDD0 is rgb(182, 189, 208) in RGB, hsl(224, 22%, 76%) in HSL and cmyk(12%, 9%, 0%, 18%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B6BDD0?

The complementary color of #B6BDD0 is #D0C9B6, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B6BDD0?

Black text has the best contrast on #B6BDD0: 11.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B6BDD0 a warm or cool color?

#B6BDD0 is a neutral color.