What color is #B4E1DC?

#B4E1DC 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 #B4E1DC?

The RGB value is 180, 225, 220: 180 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4E1DC?

The complementary color is #E1B4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4E1DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4E1DC color

#B4E1DC rgb(180, 225, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4E1DC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 88.2% green and 86.3% blue (180, 225, 220).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#B4E1DC color codes

HEX	`#B4E1DC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 225, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 88.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 20%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.36, -15.52, -2.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.36, 15.7, 188.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.662, 68.719, 77.87)`
Decimal	`11854300`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4E1DC, 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 #B4E1DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4E1DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #B4E1DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4e1dc; }
.text { color: #b4e1dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4e1dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 225 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4e1dc, #b4d0e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B4E1DC?: #B4E1DC 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 #B4E1DC?: The RGB value is 180, 225, 220: 180 red, 225 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4E1DC?: The complementary color is #E1B4B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4E1DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.