What color is #B7CFA8?

#B7CFA8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CFA8?

The RGB value is 183, 207, 168: 183 red, 207 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CFA8?

The complementary color is #C0A8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CFA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CFA8 color

#B7CFA8 rgb(183, 207, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7CFA8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 81.2% green and 65.9% blue (183, 207, 168).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 29% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.5:1).

#B7CFA8 color codes

HEX	`#B7CFA8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 207, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 81.2%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 29%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 19%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 19%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.47, -15.16, 16.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.47, 22.58, 132.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.908, 57.52, 45.564)`
Decimal	`12046248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CFA8, 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 #B7CFA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CFA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.5:1	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 #B7CFA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cfa8; }
.text { color: #b7cfa8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cfa8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 207 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cfa8, #a8cfad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7CFA8?: #B7CFA8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CFA8?: The RGB value is 183, 207, 168: 183 red, 207 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CFA8?: The complementary color is #C0A8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CFA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.5:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.