What color is #B2D4AF?

#B2D4AF 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 #B2D4AF?

The RGB value is 178, 212, 175: 178 red, 212 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2D4AF?

The complementary color is #D1AFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D4AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D4AF color

#B2D4AF rgb(178, 212, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2D4AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 83.1% green and 68.6% blue (178, 212, 175).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 30% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Limestoned (#A7CCA4), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.93:1).

#B2D4AF color codes

HEX	`#B2D4AF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 212, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 83.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 30%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.65, -18.23, 14.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.65, 23.37, 141.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.64, 59.646, 49.447)`
Decimal	`11719855`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D4AF, 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 #B2D4AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D4AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.93:1	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 #B2D4AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d4af; }
.text { color: #b2d4af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d4af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 212 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d4af, #afd4bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B2D4AF?: #B2D4AF 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 #B2D4AF?: The RGB value is 178, 212, 175: 178 red, 212 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D4AF?: The complementary color is #D1AFD4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D4AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.93:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.