What color is #B1D6D1?

#B1D6D1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1D6D1?

The RGB value is 177, 214, 209: 177 red, 214 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D6D1?

The complementary color is #D6B1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D6D1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D6D1 color

#B1D6D1 rgb(177, 214, 209)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B1D6D1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 83.9% green and 82% blue (177, 214, 209).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.41:1).

#B1D6D1 color codes

HEX	`#B1D6D1`
RGB	`rgb(177, 214, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 83.9%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.94, -13.14, -1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.94, 13.24, 186.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.684, 62.042, 69.456)`
Decimal	`11654865`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D6D1, 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 #B1D6D1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D6D1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.41:1	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 #B1D6D1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d6d1; }
.text { color: #b1d6d1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d6d1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 214 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d6d1, #b1c9d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1D6D1?: #B1D6D1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1D6D1?: The RGB value is 177, 214, 209: 177 red, 214 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D6D1?: The complementary color is #D6B1B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D6D1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.41:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.