What color is #B0DCBF?

#B0DCBF 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 #B0DCBF?

The RGB value is 176, 220, 191: 176 red, 220 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0DCBF?

The complementary color is #DCB0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0DCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0DCBF color

#B0DCBF rgb(176, 220, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0DCBF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 86.3% green and 74.9% blue (176, 220, 191).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 39% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 14% 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 13.84:1).

#B0DCBF color codes

HEX	`#B0DCBF`
RGB	`rgb(176, 220, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 86.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 39%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 13%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.06, -20, 9.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.06, 22.17, 154.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.899, 64.177, 58.88)`
Decimal	`11590847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0DCBF, 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 #B0DCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0DCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #B0DCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0dcbf; }
.text { color: #b0dcbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0dcbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 220 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0dcbf, #b0dcd5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B0DCBF?: #B0DCBF 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 #B0DCBF?: The RGB value is 176, 220, 191: 176 red, 220 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0DCBF?: The complementary color is #DCB0CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0DCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.