What color is #B7D3AF?

#B7D3AF 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 #B7D3AF?

The RGB value is 183, 211, 175: 183 red, 211 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D3AF?

The complementary color is #CBAFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D3AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D3AF color

#B7D3AF rgb(183, 211, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7D3AF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 82.7% green and 68.6% blue (183, 211, 175).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 29% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.95:1).

#B7D3AF color codes

HEX	`#B7D3AF`
RGB	`rgb(183, 211, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 82.7%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 29%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 17%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 17%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.7, -16, 14.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.7, 21.77, 137.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.559, 59.75, 49.418)`
Decimal	`12047279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D3AF, 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 #B7D3AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D3AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.95:1	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 #B7D3AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d3af; }
.text { color: #b7d3af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d3af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 211 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d3af, #afd3b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7D3AF?: #B7D3AF 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 #B7D3AF?: The RGB value is 183, 211, 175: 183 red, 211 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D3AF?: The complementary color is #CBAFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D3AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.95:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.