What color is #B1DBC4?

#B1DBC4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1DBC4?

The RGB value is 177, 219, 196: 177 red, 219 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1DBC4?

The complementary color is #DBB1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DBC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1DBC4 color

#B1DBC4 rgb(177, 219, 196)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1DBC4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 85.9% green and 76.9% blue (177, 219, 196).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 37% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.8:1).

#B1DBC4 color codes

HEX	`#B1DBC4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 219, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 85.9%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 37%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 19%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 11%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.96, -18.24, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.96, 19.46, 159.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.424, 63.994, 61.751)`
Decimal	`11656132`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1DBC4, 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 #B1DBC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DBC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.8:1	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 #B1DBC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1dbc4; }
.text { color: #b1dbc4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dbc4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 219 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1dbc4, #b1dbd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B1DBC4?: #B1DBC4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1DBC4?: The RGB value is 177, 219, 196: 177 red, 219 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1DBC4?: The complementary color is #DBB1C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DBC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.8:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.