What color is #B0D8CC?

#B0D8CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0D8CC?

The RGB value is 176, 216, 204: 176 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D8CC?

The complementary color is #D8B0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D8CC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D8CC color

#B0D8CC rgb(176, 216, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0D8CC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 84.7% green and 80% blue (176, 216, 204).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#B0D8CC color codes

HEX	`#B0D8CC`
RGB	`rgb(176, 216, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 84.7%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.28, -15.48, 1.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.28, 15.56, 174.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.356, 62.7, 66.406)`
Decimal	`11589836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D8CC, 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 #B0D8CC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D8CC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #B0D8CC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d8cc; }
.text { color: #b0d8cc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d8cc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 216 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d8cc, #b0d0d8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B0D8CC?: #B0D8CC is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0D8CC?: The RGB value is 176, 216, 204: 176 red, 216 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D8CC?: The complementary color is #D8B0BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D8CC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.