What color is #B4D2CB?

#B4D2CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4D2CB?

The RGB value is 180, 210, 203: 180 red, 210 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4D2CB?

The complementary color is #D2B4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4D2CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4D2CB color

#B4D2CB rgb(180, 210, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4D2CB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 82.4% green and 79.6% blue (180, 210, 203).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#B4D2CB color codes

HEX	`#B4D2CB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 210, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 82.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 3%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, -11.34, 0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 11.34, 179.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.646, 60.107, 65.316)`
Decimal	`11850443`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4D2CB, 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 #B4D2CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4D2CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #B4D2CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4d2cb; }
.text { color: #b4d2cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4d2cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 210 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4d2cb, #b4cad2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4D2CB?: #B4D2CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4D2CB?: The RGB value is 180, 210, 203: 180 red, 210 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4D2CB?: The complementary color is #D2B4BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4D2CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.