What color is #B2CFC7?

#B2CFC7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CFC7?

The RGB value is 178, 207, 199: 178 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CFC7?

The complementary color is #CFB2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CFC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CFC7 color

#B2CFC7 rgb(178, 207, 199)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2CFC7 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 81.2% green and 78% blue (178, 207, 199).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#B2CFC7 color codes

HEX	`#B2CFC7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 207, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 81.2%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.86, -11.24, 0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.86, 11.27, 176.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.979, 58.213, 62.572)`
Decimal	`11718599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CFC7, 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 #B2CFC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CFC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #B2CFC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cfc7; }
.text { color: #b2cfc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cfc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 207 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cfc7, #b2c9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2CFC7?: #B2CFC7 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CFC7?: The RGB value is 178, 207, 199: 178 red, 207 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CFC7?: The complementary color is #CFB2BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CFC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.