What color is #B4F0E0?

#B4F0E0 is a very 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 #B4F0E0?

The RGB value is 180, 240, 224: 180 red, 240 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4F0E0?

The complementary color is #F0B4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4F0E0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4F0E0 color

#B4F0E0 rgb(180, 240, 224)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4F0E0 is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 94.1% green and 87.8% blue (180, 240, 224).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 67% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Water Leaf (#B6ECDE), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

#B4F0E0 color codes

HEX	`#B4F0E0`
RGB	`rgb(180, 240, 224)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 94.1%, 87.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 67%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 25%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 7%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.51, -22.13, 1.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.51, 22.19, 175.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.433, 77.403, 82.104)`
Decimal	`11858144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4F0E0, 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 #B4F0E0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4F0E0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #B4F0E0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4f0e0; }
.text { color: #b4f0e0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4f0e0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 240 224 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4f0e0, #b4e2f0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B4F0E0?: #B4F0E0 is a very 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 #B4F0E0?: The RGB value is 180, 240, 224: 180 red, 240 green and 224 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4F0E0?: The complementary color is #F0B4C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4F0E0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.