What color is #B4E8DA?

#B4E8DA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4E8DA?

The RGB value is 180, 232, 218: 180 red, 232 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4E8DA?

The complementary color is #E8B4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4E8DA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4E8DA color

#B4E8DA rgb(180, 232, 218)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4E8DA is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 91% green and 85.5% blue (180, 232, 218).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 53% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.5:1).

#B4E8DA color codes

HEX	`#B4E8DA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 232, 218)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 91%, 85.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 53%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 6%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.2, -19.42, 1.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.2, 19.47, 175.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.33, 72.476, 77.127)`
Decimal	`11856090`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4E8DA, 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 #B4E8DA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4E8DA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.5:1	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 #B4E8DA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4e8da; }
.text { color: #b4e8da; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4e8da; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 232 218 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4e8da, #b4dce8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B4E8DA?: #B4E8DA is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Water Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4E8DA?: The RGB value is 180, 232, 218: 180 red, 232 green and 218 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4E8DA?: The complementary color is #E8B4C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4E8DA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.5:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.