What color is #B4DFBB?

#B4DFBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DFBB?

The RGB value is 180, 223, 187: 180 red, 223 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DFBB?

The complementary color is #DFB4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DFBB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DFBB color

#B4DFBB rgb(180, 223, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4DFBB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 87.5% green and 73.3% blue (180, 223, 187).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 40% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#B4DFBB color codes

HEX	`#B4DFBB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 223, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 87.5%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 40%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 19%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 16%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.03, -20.9, 13.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.03, 24.67, 147.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.177, 66.065, 56.901)`
Decimal	`11853755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DFBB, 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 #B4DFBB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DFBB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #B4DFBB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4dfbb; }
.text { color: #b4dfbb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4dfbb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 223 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4dfbb, #b4dfd0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4DFBB?: #B4DFBB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DFBB?: The RGB value is 180, 223, 187: 180 red, 223 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DFBB?: The complementary color is #DFB4D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DFBB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.