What color is #B7CDBA?

#B7CDBA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CDBA?

The RGB value is 183, 205, 186: 183 red, 205 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CDBA?

The complementary color is #CDB7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CDBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CDBA color

#B7CDBA rgb(183, 205, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7CDBA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 80.4% green and 72.9% blue (183, 205, 186).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 18% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#B7CDBA color codes

HEX	`#B7CDBA`
RGB	`rgb(183, 205, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 80.4%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 18%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.33, -11.01, 6.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.33, 13.02, 147.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.221, 57.274, 54.854)`
Decimal	`12045754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CDBA, 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 #B7CDBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CDBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #B7CDBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cdba; }
.text { color: #b7cdba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cdba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 205 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cdba, #b7cdc5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7CDBA?: #B7CDBA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CDBA?: The RGB value is 183, 205, 186: 183 red, 205 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CDBA?: The complementary color is #CDB7CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CDBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.