What color is #B0D7B6?

#B0D7B6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0D7B6?

The RGB value is 176, 215, 182: 176 red, 215 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D7B6?

The complementary color is #D7B0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D7B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D7B6 color

#B0D7B6 rgb(176, 215, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0D7B6 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 84.3% green and 71.4% blue (176, 215, 182).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 33% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.24:1).

#B0D7B6 color codes

HEX	`#B0D7B6`
RGB	`rgb(176, 215, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 84.3%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 33%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 18%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.49, -19.17, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.49, 22.66, 147.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.646, 61.207, 53.393)`
Decimal	`11589558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D7B6, 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 #B0D7B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D7B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.24:1	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 #B0D7B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d7b6; }
.text { color: #b0d7b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d7b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 215 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d7b6, #b0d7ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B0D7B6?: #B0D7B6 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0D7B6?: The RGB value is 176, 215, 182: 176 red, 215 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D7B6?: The complementary color is #D7B0D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D7B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.24:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.