What color is #B7D6D3?

#B7D6D3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7D6D3?

The RGB value is 183, 214, 211: 183 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D6D3?

The complementary color is #D6B7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D6D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D6D3 color

#B7D6D3 rgb(183, 214, 211)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7D6D3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 83.9% green and 82.7% blue (183, 214, 211).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 27% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 16% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#B7D6D3 color codes

HEX	`#B7D6D3`
RGB	`rgb(183, 214, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 83.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 27%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 14%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 1%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, -10.83, -1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 11.01, 190.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.33, 62.862, 70.834)`
Decimal	`12048083`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D6D3, 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 #B7D6D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D6D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #B7D6D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d6d3; }
.text { color: #b7d6d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d6d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 214 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d6d3, #b7cad6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7D6D3?: #B7D6D3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7D6D3?: The RGB value is 183, 214, 211: 183 red, 214 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D6D3?: The complementary color is #D6B7BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D6D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.