What color is #B0DDCB?

#B0DDCB 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 #B0DDCB?

The RGB value is 176, 221, 203: 176 red, 221 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0DDCB?

The complementary color is #DDB0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0DDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0DDCB color

#B0DDCB rgb(176, 221, 203)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0DDCB is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 86.7% green and 79.6% blue (176, 221, 203).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 40% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.05:1).

#B0DDCB color codes

HEX	`#B0DDCB`
RGB	`rgb(176, 221, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 86.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 40%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 8%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.61, -18.2, 4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.61, 18.64, 167.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.537, 65.253, 66.21)`
Decimal	`11591115`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0DDCB, 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 #B0DDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0DDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.05:1	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 #B0DDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ddcb; }
.text { color: #b0ddcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ddcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 221 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ddcb, #b0d9dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B0DDCB?: #B0DDCB 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 #B0DDCB?: The RGB value is 176, 221, 203: 176 red, 221 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0DDCB?: The complementary color is #DDB0C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0DDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.