What color is #B0DAD3?

#B0DAD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0DAD3?

The RGB value is 176, 218, 211: 176 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0DAD3?

The complementary color is #DAB0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0DAD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0DAD3 color

#B0DAD3 rgb(176, 218, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0DAD3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 85.5% green and 82.7% blue (176, 218, 211).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#B0DAD3 color codes

HEX	`#B0DAD3`
RGB	`rgb(176, 218, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 85.5%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84, -15.08, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84, 15.12, 184.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.73, 64.074, 71.099)`
Decimal	`11590355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0DAD3, 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 #B0DAD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0DAD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #B0DAD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0dad3; }
.text { color: #b0dad3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0dad3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 218 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0dad3, #b0ccda); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B0DAD3?: #B0DAD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0DAD3?: The RGB value is 176, 218, 211: 176 red, 218 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0DAD3?: The complementary color is #DAB0B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0DAD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.