What color is #B2D6B5?

#B2D6B5 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 #B2D6B5?

The RGB value is 178, 214, 181: 178 red, 214 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2D6B5?

The complementary color is #D6B2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D6B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D6B5 color

#B2D6B5 rgb(178, 214, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2D6B5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 83.9% green and 71% blue (178, 214, 181).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 31% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% 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 13.18:1).

#B2D6B5 color codes

HEX	`#B2D6B5`
RGB	`rgb(178, 214, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 83.9%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 31%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 17%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.32, -18.18, 12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.32, 22.01, 145.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.745, 60.893, 52.787)`
Decimal	`11720373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D6B5, 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 #B2D6B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D6B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.18:1	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 #B2D6B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d6b5; }
.text { color: #b2d6b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d6b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 214 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d6b5, #b2d6c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B2D6B5?: #B2D6B5 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 #B2D6B5?: The RGB value is 178, 214, 181: 178 red, 214 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D6B5?: The complementary color is #D6B2D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D6B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.18:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.