What color is #B1D6B7?

#B1D6B7 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 #B1D6B7?

The RGB value is 177, 214, 183: 177 red, 214 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D6B7?

The complementary color is #D6B1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D6B7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D6B7 color

#B1D6B7 rgb(177, 214, 183)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1D6B7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 83.9% green and 71.8% blue (177, 214, 183).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

#B1D6B7 color codes

HEX	`#B1D6B7`
RGB	`rgb(177, 214, 183)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 83.9%, 71.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 14%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.3, -18.15, 11.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.3, 21.39, 148.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.723, 60.858, 53.865)`
Decimal	`11654839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D6B7, 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 #B1D6B7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D6B7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #B1D6B7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d6b7; }
.text { color: #b1d6b7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d6b7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 214 183 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d6b7, #b1d6ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B1D6B7?: #B1D6B7 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 #B1D6B7?: The RGB value is 177, 214, 183: 177 red, 214 green and 183 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D6B7?: The complementary color is #D6B1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D6B7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.