What color is #B4D2BC?

#B4D2BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4D2BC?

The RGB value is 180, 210, 188: 180 red, 210 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4D2BC?

The complementary color is #D2B4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4D2BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4D2BC color

#B4D2BC rgb(180, 210, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4D2BC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 82.4% green and 73.7% blue (180, 210, 188).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#B4D2BC color codes

HEX	`#B4D2BC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 210, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 82.4%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 10%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, -14.22, 7.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 16.11, 151.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.944, 59.426, 56.354)`
Decimal	`11850428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4D2BC, 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 #B4D2BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4D2BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #B4D2BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4d2bc; }
.text { color: #b4d2bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4d2bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 210 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4d2bc, #b4d2cb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4D2BC?: #B4D2BC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4D2BC?: The RGB value is 180, 210, 188: 180 red, 210 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4D2BC?: The complementary color is #D2B4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4D2BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.