What color is #B4DCC7?

#B4DCC7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DCC7?

The RGB value is 180, 220, 199: 180 red, 220 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DCC7?

The complementary color is #DCB4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DCC7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DCC7 color

#B4DCC7 rgb(180, 220, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4DCC7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 86.3% green and 78% blue (180, 220, 199).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14:1).

#B4DCC7 color codes

HEX	`#B4DCC7`
RGB	`rgb(180, 220, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 86.3%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.49, -17.19, 6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.49, 18.21, 160.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.722, 65.012, 63.687)`
Decimal	`11852999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DCC7, 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 #B4DCC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DCC7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14:1	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 #B4DCC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4dcc7; }
.text { color: #b4dcc7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4dcc7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 220 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4dcc7, #b4dcdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B4DCC7?: #B4DCC7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DCC7?: The RGB value is 180, 220, 199: 180 red, 220 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DCC7?: The complementary color is #DCB4C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DCC7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.