What color is #B1D9BA?

#B1D9BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1D9BA?

The RGB value is 177, 217, 186: 177 red, 217 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D9BA?

The complementary color is #D9B1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D9BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D9BA color

#B1D9BA rgb(177, 217, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1D9BA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 85.1% green and 72.9% blue (177, 217, 186).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.5:1).

#B1D9BA color codes

HEX	`#B1D9BA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 217, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 85.1%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 14%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.19, -19.1, 10.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.19, 22.04, 150.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.805, 62.517, 55.782)`
Decimal	`11655610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D9BA, 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 #B1D9BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D9BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.5:1	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 #B1D9BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d9ba; }
.text { color: #b1d9ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d9ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 217 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d9ba, #b1d9ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B1D9BA?: #B1D9BA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1D9BA?: The RGB value is 177, 217, 186: 177 red, 217 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D9BA?: The complementary color is #D9B1D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D9BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.5:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.