What color is #B0DABE?

#B0DABE 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 #B0DABE?

The RGB value is 176, 218, 190: 176 red, 218 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0DABE?

The complementary color is #DAB0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0DABE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0DABE color

#B0DABE rgb(176, 218, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0DABE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 85.5% green and 74.5% blue (176, 218, 190).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.62:1).

#B0DABE color codes

HEX	`#B0DABE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 218, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 85.5%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.49, -19.19, 9.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.49, 21.32, 154.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.268, 63.089, 58.129)`
Decimal	`11590334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0DABE, 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 #B0DABE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0DABE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.62:1	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 #B0DABE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0dabe; }
.text { color: #b0dabe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0dabe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 218 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0dabe, #b0dad3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B0DABE?: #B0DABE 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 #B0DABE?: The RGB value is 176, 218, 190: 176 red, 218 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0DABE?: The complementary color is #DAB0CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0DABE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.