What color is #B4DBB9?

#B4DBB9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DBB9?

The RGB value is 180, 219, 185: 180 red, 219 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DBB9?

The complementary color is #DBB4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DBB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DBB9 color

#B4DBB9 rgb(180, 219, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4DBB9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 85.9% green and 72.5% blue (180, 219, 185).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 35% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.77:1).

#B4DBB9 color codes

HEX	`#B4DBB9`
RGB	`rgb(180, 219, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 85.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 35%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 16%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, -19.28, 12.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 23, 146.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.909, 63.868, 55.43)`
Decimal	`11852729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DBB9, 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 #B4DBB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DBB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.77:1	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 #B4DBB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4dbb9; }
.text { color: #b4dbb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4dbb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 219 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4dbb9, #b4dbcc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B4DBB9?: #B4DBB9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DBB9?: The RGB value is 180, 219, 185: 180 red, 219 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DBB9?: The complementary color is #DBB4D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DBB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.