What color is #B1D2B8?

#B1D2B8 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 #B1D2B8?

The RGB value is 177, 210, 184: 177 red, 210 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D2B8?

The complementary color is #D2B1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D2B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D2B8 color

#B1D2B8 rgb(177, 210, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1D2B8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 82.4% green and 72.2% blue (177, 210, 184).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.78:1).

#B1D2B8 color codes

HEX	`#B1D2B8`
RGB	`rgb(177, 210, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 82.4%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.24, -15.96, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.24, 18.45, 149.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.828, 58.9, 54.082)`
Decimal	`11653816`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D2B8, 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 #B1D2B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D2B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.78:1	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 #B1D2B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d2b8; }
.text { color: #b1d2b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d2b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 210 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d2b8, #b1d2c9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B1D2B8?: #B1D2B8 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 #B1D2B8?: The RGB value is 177, 210, 184: 177 red, 210 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D2B8?: The complementary color is #D2B1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D2B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.78:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.