What color is #B2C7B0?

#B2C7B0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C7B0?

The RGB value is 178, 199, 176: 178 red, 199 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C7B0?

The complementary color is #C5B0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C7B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C7B0 color

#B2C7B0 rgb(178, 199, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2C7B0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 78% green and 69% blue (178, 199, 176).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 17% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.69:1).

#B2C7B0 color codes

HEX	`#B2C7B0`
RGB	`rgb(178, 199, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 78%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 17%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 12%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 12%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.14, -11.45, 9.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.14, 14.64, 141.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.618, 53.446, 48.926)`
Decimal	`11716528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C7B0, 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 #B2C7B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C7B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.69:1	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 #B2C7B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c7b0; }
.text { color: #b2c7b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c7b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 199 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c7b0, #b0c7ba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2C7B0?: #B2C7B0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C7B0?: The RGB value is 178, 199, 176: 178 red, 199 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C7B0?: The complementary color is #C5B0C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C7B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.69:1 and white text 1.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.