What color is #B0D8C4?

#B0D8C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0D8C4?

The RGB value is 176, 216, 196: 176 red, 216 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D8C4?

The complementary color is #D8B0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D8C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D8C4 color

#B0D8C4 rgb(176, 216, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0D8C4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 84.7% green and 76.9% blue (176, 216, 196).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#B0D8C4 color codes

HEX	`#B0D8C4`
RGB	`rgb(176, 216, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 84.7%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.09, -17.06, 5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.09, 17.93, 162.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.422, 62.326, 61.482)`
Decimal	`11589828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D8C4, 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 #B0D8C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D8C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #B0D8C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d8c4; }
.text { color: #b0d8c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d8c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 216 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d8c4, #b0d8d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B0D8C4?: #B0D8C4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0D8C4?: The RGB value is 176, 216, 196: 176 red, 216 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D8C4?: The complementary color is #D8B0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D8C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.