What color is #B2CDBD?

#B2CDBD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CDBD?

The RGB value is 178, 205, 189: 178 red, 205 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CDBD?

The complementary color is #CDB2C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CDBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CDBD color

#B2CDBD rgb(178, 205, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2CDBD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 80.4% green and 74.1% blue (178, 205, 189).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 21% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.36:1).

#B2CDBD color codes

HEX	`#B2CDBD`
RGB	`rgb(178, 205, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 80.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 21%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.07, -12.15, 4.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.07, 13.11, 157.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.375, 56.801, 56.497)`
Decimal	`11718077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CDBD, 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 #B2CDBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CDBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.36:1	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 #B2CDBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cdbd; }
.text { color: #b2cdbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cdbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 205 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cdbd, #b2cdcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2CDBD?: #B2CDBD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CDBD?: The RGB value is 178, 205, 189: 178 red, 205 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CDBD?: The complementary color is #CDB2C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CDBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.36:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.