What color is #B4DDD7?

#B4DDD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DDD7?

The RGB value is 180, 221, 215: 180 red, 221 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DDD7?

The complementary color is #DDB4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DDD7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DDD7 color

#B4DDD7 rgb(180, 221, 215)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4DDD7 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 86.7% green and 84.3% blue (180, 221, 215).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 38% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

#B4DDD7 color codes

HEX	`#B4DDD7`
RGB	`rgb(180, 221, 215)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 86.7%, 84.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 38%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 3%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.16, -14.53, -1.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.16, 14.61, 185.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.941, 66.321, 74.078)`
Decimal	`11853271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DDD7, 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 #B4DDD7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DDD7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	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 #B4DDD7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ddd7; }
.text { color: #b4ddd7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ddd7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 221 215 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ddd7, #b4cfdd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B4DDD7?: #B4DDD7 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Catch the Wave. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DDD7?: The RGB value is 180, 221, 215: 180 red, 221 green and 215 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DDD7?: The complementary color is #DDB4BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DDD7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.