What color is #B1D2C4?

#B1D2C4 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 #B1D2C4?

The RGB value is 177, 210, 196: 177 red, 210 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D2C4?

The complementary color is #D2B1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D2C4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D2C4 color

#B1D2C4 rgb(177, 210, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1D2C4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 82.4% green and 76.9% blue (177, 210, 196).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#B1D2C4 color codes

HEX	`#B1D2C4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 210, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 82.4%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 16%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.52, -13.69, 3.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.52, 14.08, 166.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.139, 59.425, 60.99)`
Decimal	`11653828`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D2C4, 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 #B1D2C4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D2C4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #B1D2C4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d2c4; }
.text { color: #b1d2c4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d2c4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 210 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d2c4, #b1d0d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B1D2C4?: #B1D2C4 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 #B1D2C4?: The RGB value is 177, 210, 196: 177 red, 210 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D2C4?: The complementary color is #D2B1BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D2C4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.