What color is #B1DCD8?

#B1DCD8 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 #B1DCD8?

The RGB value is 177, 220, 216: 177 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1DCD8?

The complementary color is #DCB1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DCD8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1DCD8 color

#B1DCD8 rgb(177, 220, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B1DCD8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 86.3% green and 84.7% blue (177, 220, 216).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 38% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.1:1).

#B1DCD8 color codes

HEX	`#B1DCD8`
RGB	`rgb(177, 220, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 86.3%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 38%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 20%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.74, -14.75, -2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.74, 14.99, 190.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.116, 65.489, 74.637)`
Decimal	`11656408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1DCD8, 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 #B1DCD8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DCD8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.1:1	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 #B1DCD8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1dcd8; }
.text { color: #b1dcd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dcd8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 220 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1dcd8, #b1cbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B1DCD8?: #B1DCD8 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 #B1DCD8?: The RGB value is 177, 220, 216: 177 red, 220 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1DCD8?: The complementary color is #DCB1B5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DCD8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.1:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.