What color is #B0D5CB?

#B0D5CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0D5CB?

The RGB value is 176, 213, 203: 176 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D5CB?

The complementary color is #D5B0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D5CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D5CB color

#B0D5CB rgb(176, 213, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0D5CB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 83.5% green and 79.6% blue (176, 213, 203).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 31% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.23:1).

#B0D5CB color codes

HEX	`#B0D5CB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 213, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 83.5%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 31%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 5%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.45, -14.16, 0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.45, 14.19, 176.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.475, 61.129, 65.523)`
Decimal	`11589067`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D5CB, 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 #B0D5CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D5CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.23:1	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 #B0D5CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d5cb; }
.text { color: #b0d5cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d5cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 213 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d5cb, #b0cdd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0D5CB?: #B0D5CB is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0D5CB?: The RGB value is 176, 213, 203: 176 red, 213 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D5CB?: The complementary color is #D5B0BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D5CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.23:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.