What color is #B7D2A7?

#B7D2A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7D2A7?

The RGB value is 183, 210, 167: 183 red, 210 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D2A7?

The complementary color is #C2A7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D2A7 color

#B7D2A7 rgb(183, 210, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7D2A7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 82.4% green and 65.5% blue (183, 210, 167).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 32% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#B7D2A7 color codes

HEX	`#B7D2A7`
RGB	`rgb(183, 210, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 82.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 32%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 20%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 20%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -16.83, 18.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 24.91, 132.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.549, 58.95, 45.32)`
Decimal	`12047015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D2A7, 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 #B7D2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #B7D2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d2a7; }
.text { color: #b7d2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 210 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d2a7, #a7d2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7D2A7?: #B7D2A7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7D2A7?: The RGB value is 183, 210, 167: 183 red, 210 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D2A7?: The complementary color is #C2A7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.