What color is #B7D2C8?

#B7D2C8 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 #B7D2C8?

The RGB value is 183, 210, 200: 183 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D2C8?

The complementary color is #D2B7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D2C8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D2C8 color

#B7D2C8 rgb(183, 210, 200)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7D2C8 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 82.4% green and 78.4% blue (183, 210, 200).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#B7D2C8 color codes

HEX	`#B7D2C8`
RGB	`rgb(183, 210, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 82.4%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 13%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.02, -10.95, 1.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.02, 11.11, 170.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.998, 60.33, 63.485)`
Decimal	`12047048`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D2C8, 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 #B7D2C8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D2C8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #B7D2C8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d2c8; }
.text { color: #b7d2c8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d2c8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 210 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d2c8, #b7ced2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7D2C8?: #B7D2C8 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 #B7D2C8?: The RGB value is 183, 210, 200: 183 red, 210 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D2C8?: The complementary color is #D2B7C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D2C8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.