What color is #B1E1D9?

#B1E1D9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1E1D9?

The RGB value is 177, 225, 217: 177 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1E1D9?

The complementary color is #E1B1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1E1D9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1E1D9 color

#B1E1D9 rgb(177, 225, 217)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B1E1D9 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 88.2% green and 85.1% blue (177, 225, 217).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 44% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.64:1).

#B1E1D9 color codes

HEX	`#B1E1D9`
RGB	`rgb(177, 225, 217)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 88.2%, 85.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 44%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 21%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.11, -17.06, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.11, 17.1, 183.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.577, 68.205, 75.763)`
Decimal	`11657689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1E1D9, 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 #B1E1D9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1E1D9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.64:1	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 #B1E1D9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1e1d9; }
.text { color: #b1e1d9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1e1d9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 225 217 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1e1d9, #b1d1e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B1E1D9?: #B1E1D9 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1E1D9?: The RGB value is 177, 225, 217: 177 red, 225 green and 217 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1E1D9?: The complementary color is #E1B1B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1E1D9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.64:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.