What color is #B4E3DF?

#B4E3DF 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 #B4E3DF?

The RGB value is 180, 227, 223: 180 red, 227 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4E3DF?

The complementary color is #E3B4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4E3DF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4E3DF color

#B4E3DF rgb(180, 227, 223)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B4E3DF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 89% green and 87.5% blue (180, 227, 223).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 46% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Catch the Wave (#B5DCD8), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#B4E3DF color codes

HEX	`#B4E3DF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 227, 223)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 89%, 87.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 46%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 2%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.98, -15.9, -3.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.98, 16.19, 190.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.607, 69.967, 80.162)`
Decimal	`11854815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4E3DF, 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 #B4E3DF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4E3DF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #B4E3DF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4e3df; }
.text { color: #b4e3df; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4e3df; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 227 223 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4e3df, #b4cfe3); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B4E3DF?: #B4E3DF 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 #B4E3DF?: The RGB value is 180, 227, 223: 180 red, 227 green and 223 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4E3DF?: The complementary color is #E3B4B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4E3DF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.