What color is #B7D4B4?

#B7D4B4 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 #B7D4B4?

The RGB value is 183, 212, 180: 183 red, 212 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D4B4?

The complementary color is #D1B4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D4B4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D4B4 color

#B7D4B4 rgb(183, 212, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7D4B4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 83.1% green and 70.6% blue (183, 212, 180).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 27% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 17% 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 13.09:1).

#B7D4B4 color codes

HEX	`#B7D4B4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 212, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 83.1%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 27%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 15%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 15%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.08, -15.65, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.08, 20.11, 141.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.308, 60.449, 52.136)`
Decimal	`12047540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D4B4, 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 #B7D4B4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D4B4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.09:1	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 #B7D4B4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d4b4; }
.text { color: #b7d4b4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d4b4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 212 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d4b4, #b4d4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7D4B4?: #B7D4B4 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 #B7D4B4?: The RGB value is 183, 212, 180: 183 red, 212 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D4B4?: The complementary color is #D1B4D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D4B4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.09:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.