What color is #B7CEC4?

#B7CEC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CEC4?

The RGB value is 183, 206, 196: 183 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CEC4?

The complementary color is #CEB7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CEC4 color

#B7CEC4 rgb(183, 206, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7CEC4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 80.8% green and 76.9% blue (183, 206, 196).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 19% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#B7CEC4 color codes

HEX	`#B7CEC4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 206, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 80.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 19%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.85, -9.66, 2.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.85, 9.94, 166.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.561, 58.195, 60.73)`
Decimal	`12046020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CEC4, 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 #B7CEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #B7CEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cec4; }
.text { color: #b7cec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 206 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cec4, #b7ccce); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7CEC4?: #B7CEC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CEC4?: The RGB value is 183, 206, 196: 183 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CEC4?: The complementary color is #CEB7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.