What color is #B1DACA?

#B1DACA 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 #B1DACA?

The RGB value is 177, 218, 202: 177 red, 218 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1DACA?

The complementary color is #DAB1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DACA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1DACA color

#B1DACA rgb(177, 218, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1DACA is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 85.5% green and 79.2% blue (177, 218, 202).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 36% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.75:1).

#B1DACA color codes

HEX	`#B1DACA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 218, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 85.5%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 36%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 19%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 7%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.84, -16.57, 3.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.84, 16.93, 168.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.861, 63.753, 65.333)`
Decimal	`11655882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1DACA, 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 #B1DACA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DACA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.75:1	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 #B1DACA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1daca; }
.text { color: #b1daca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1daca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 218 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1daca, #b1d5da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B1DACA?: #B1DACA 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 #B1DACA?: The RGB value is 177, 218, 202: 177 red, 218 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1DACA?: The complementary color is #DAB1C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DACA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.75:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.