What color is #B4D2CD?

#B4D2CD 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 #B4D2CD?

The RGB value is 180, 210, 205: 180 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4D2CD?

The complementary color is #D2B4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4D2CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4D2CD color

#B4D2CD rgb(180, 210, 205)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4D2CD is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 82.4% green and 80.4% blue (180, 210, 205).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.04:1).

#B4D2CD color codes

HEX	`#B4D2CD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 210, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 82.4%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 2%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.95, -10.94, -0.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.95, 10.98, 184.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.886, 60.203, 66.58)`
Decimal	`11850445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4D2CD, 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 #B4D2CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4D2CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.04:1	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 #B4D2CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4d2cd; }
.text { color: #b4d2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4d2cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 210 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4d2cd, #b4c8d2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4D2CD?: #B4D2CD 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 #B4D2CD?: The RGB value is 180, 210, 205: 180 red, 210 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4D2CD?: The complementary color is #D2B4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4D2CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.04:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.