What color is #B7D6BC?

#B7D6BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7D6BC?

The RGB value is 183, 214, 188: 183 red, 214 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D6BC?

The complementary color is #D6B7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D6BC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D6BC color

#B7D6BC rgb(183, 214, 188)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7D6BC is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 83.9% green and 73.7% blue (183, 214, 188).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

#B7D6BC color codes

HEX	`#B7D6BC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 214, 188)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 83.9%, 73.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 12%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.8, -15.23, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.8, 17.91, 148.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.65, 61.79, 56.72)`
Decimal	`12048060`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D6BC, 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 #B7D6BC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D6BC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #B7D6BC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d6bc; }
.text { color: #b7d6bc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d6bc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 214 188 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d6bc, #b7d6cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7D6BC?: #B7D6BC is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7D6BC?: The RGB value is 183, 214, 188: 183 red, 214 green and 188 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D6BC?: The complementary color is #D6B7D1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D6BC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.