What color is #B2D5B4?

#B2D5B4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2D5B4?

The RGB value is 178, 213, 180: 178 red, 213 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2D5B4?

The complementary color is #D5B2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D5B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D5B4 color

#B2D5B4 rgb(178, 213, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2D5B4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 83.5% green and 70.6% blue (178, 213, 180).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 29% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#B2D5B4 color codes

HEX	`#B2D5B4`
RGB	`rgb(178, 213, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 83.5%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 29%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 16%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.03, -17.85, 12.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.03, 21.8, 144.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.391, 60.348, 52.165)`
Decimal	`11720116`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D5B4, 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 #B2D5B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D5B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #B2D5B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d5b4; }
.text { color: #b2d5b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d5b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 213 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d5b4, #b2d5c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B2D5B4?: #B2D5B4 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2D5B4?: The RGB value is 178, 213, 180: 178 red, 213 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D5B4?: The complementary color is #D5B2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D5B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.