What color is #B1E9C8?

#B1E9C8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1E9C8?

The RGB value is 177, 233, 200: 177 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1E9C8?

The complementary color is #E9B1D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1E9C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1E9C8 color

#B1E9C8 rgb(177, 233, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1E9C8 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 91.4% green and 78.4% blue (177, 233, 200).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 56% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Mint-o-licious (#B6E9C8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.36:1).

#B1E9C8 color codes

HEX	`#B1E9C8`
RGB	`rgb(177, 233, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 91.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 56%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 24%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 14%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.87, -24.36, 10.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.87, 26.45, 157.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.693, 71.793, 65.45)`
Decimal	`11659720`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1E9C8, 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 #B1E9C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1E9C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.36:1	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 #B1E9C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1e9c8; }
.text { color: #b1e9c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1e9c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 233 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1e9c8, #b1e9e4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B1E9C8?: #B1E9C8 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Mint-o-licious. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1E9C8?: The RGB value is 177, 233, 200: 177 red, 233 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1E9C8?: The complementary color is #E9B1D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1E9C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.