What color is #B2CEA7?

#B2CEA7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CEA7?

The RGB value is 178, 206, 167: 178 red, 206 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CEA7?

The complementary color is #C3A7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CEA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CEA7 color

#B2CEA7 rgb(178, 206, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2CEA7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 80.8% green and 65.5% blue (178, 206, 167).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 28% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#B2CEA7 color codes

HEX	`#B2CEA7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 206, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 80.8%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 28%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, -16.58, 16.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 23.27, 135.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.405, 56.397, 44.94)`
Decimal	`11718311`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CEA7, 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 #B2CEA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CEA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #B2CEA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cea7; }
.text { color: #b2cea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 206 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cea7, #a7ceb0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B2CEA7?: #B2CEA7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Limestoned. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CEA7?: The RGB value is 178, 206, 167: 178 red, 206 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CEA7?: The complementary color is #C3A7CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CEA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.