What color is #B4DDA9?

#B4DDA9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DDA9?

The RGB value is 180, 221, 169: 180 red, 221 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DDA9?

The complementary color is #D2A9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DDA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DDA9 color

#B4DDA9 rgb(180, 221, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4DDA9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 86.7% green and 66.3% blue (180, 221, 169).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 43% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#B4DDA9 color codes

HEX	`#B4DDA9`
RGB	`rgb(180, 221, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 86.7%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 43%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 24%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 24%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.11, -23, 21.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.11, 31.3, 137.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.839, 64.28, 47.204)`
Decimal	`11853225`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DDA9, 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 #B4DDA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DDA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #B4DDA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4dda9; }
.text { color: #b4dda9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4dda9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 221 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4dda9, #a9ddb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4DDA9?: #B4DDA9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DDA9?: The RGB value is 180, 221, 169: 180 red, 221 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DDA9?: The complementary color is #D2A9DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DDA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.