What color is #B0EBE2?

#B0EBE2 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0EBE2?

The RGB value is 176, 235, 226: 176 red, 235 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0EBE2?

The complementary color is #EBB0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0EBE2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0EBE2 color

#B0EBE2 rgb(176, 235, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B0EBE2 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 92.2% green and 88.6% blue (176, 235, 226).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 60% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.83:1).

#B0EBE2 color codes

HEX	`#B0EBE2`
RGB	`rgb(176, 235, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 92.2%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 60%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 25%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.99, -20.45, -1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.99, 20.52, 184.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.336, 74.135, 83.014)`
Decimal	`11594722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0EBE2, 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 #B0EBE2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0EBE2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.83:1	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 #B0EBE2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ebe2; }
.text { color: #b0ebe2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ebe2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 235 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ebe2, #b0d7eb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B0EBE2?: #B0EBE2 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0EBE2?: The RGB value is 176, 235, 226: 176 red, 235 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0EBE2?: The complementary color is #EBB0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0EBE2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.