What color is #B2DACF?

#B2DACF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2DACF?

The RGB value is 178, 218, 207: 178 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2DACF?

The complementary color is #DAB2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2DACF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2DACF color

#B2DACF rgb(178, 218, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2DACF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 85.5% green and 81.2% blue (178, 218, 207).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.82:1).

#B2DACF color codes

HEX	`#B2DACF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 218, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 85.5%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.02, -15.26, 1.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.02, 15.3, 175.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.691, 64.111, 68.513)`
Decimal	`11721423`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2DACF, 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 #B2DACF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2DACF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.82:1	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 #B2DACF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2dacf; }
.text { color: #b2dacf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2dacf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 218 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2dacf, #b2d1da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B2DACF?: #B2DACF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2DACF?: The RGB value is 178, 218, 207: 178 red, 218 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2DACF?: The complementary color is #DAB2BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2DACF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.