What color is #B1EDE4?

#B1EDE4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1EDE4?

The RGB value is 177, 237, 228: 177 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1EDE4?

The complementary color is #EDB1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1EDE4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1EDE4 color

#B1EDE4 rgb(177, 237, 228)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B1EDE4 is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 92.9% green and 89.4% blue (177, 237, 228).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 63% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.1:1).

#B1EDE4 color codes

HEX	`#B1EDE4`
RGB	`rgb(177, 237, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 92.9%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 63%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 25%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 4%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.63, -20.72, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.63, 20.8, 184.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.415, 75.514, 84.671)`
Decimal	`11660772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1EDE4, 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 #B1EDE4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1EDE4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.1:1	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 #B1EDE4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ede4; }
.text { color: #b1ede4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ede4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 237 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ede4, #b1d8ed); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B1EDE4?: #B1EDE4 is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1EDE4?: The RGB value is 177, 237, 228: 177 red, 237 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1EDE4?: The complementary color is #EDB1BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1EDE4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.1:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.