What color is #B1D2B4?

#B1D2B4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1D2B4?

The RGB value is 177, 210, 180: 177 red, 210 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D2B4?

The complementary color is #D2B1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D2B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D2B4 color

#B1D2B4 rgb(177, 210, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1D2B4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 82.4% green and 70.6% blue (177, 210, 180).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.75:1).

#B1D2B4 color codes

HEX	`#B1D2B4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 210, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 82.4%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 14%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.15, -16.69, 11.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.15, 20.13, 145.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.414, 58.735, 51.905)`
Decimal	`11653812`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D2B4, 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 #B1D2B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D2B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.75:1	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 #B1D2B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d2b4; }
.text { color: #b1d2b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d2b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 210 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d2b4, #b1d2c5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B1D2B4?: #B1D2B4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1D2B4?: The RGB value is 177, 210, 180: 177 red, 210 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D2B4?: The complementary color is #D2B1CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D2B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.75:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.