What color is #B2DED7?

#B2DED7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2DED7?

The RGB value is 178, 222, 215: 178 red, 222 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2DED7?

The complementary color is #DEB2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2DED7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2DED7 color

#B2DED7 rgb(178, 222, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B2DED7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 87.1% green and 84.3% blue (178, 222, 215).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 40% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#B2DED7 color codes

HEX	`#B2DED7`
RGB	`rgb(178, 222, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 87.1%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 40%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.31, -15.66, -1.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.31, 15.71, 184.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.744, 66.612, 74.144)`
Decimal	`11722455`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2DED7, 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 #B2DED7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2DED7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #B2DED7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ded7; }
.text { color: #b2ded7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ded7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 222 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ded7, #b2cfde); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B2DED7?: #B2DED7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2DED7?: The RGB value is 178, 222, 215: 178 red, 222 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2DED7?: The complementary color is #DEB2B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2DED7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.