What color is #B7D8AB?

#B7D8AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7D8AB?

The RGB value is 183, 216, 171: 183 red, 216 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D8AB?

The complementary color is #CCABD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D8AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D8AB color

#B7D8AB rgb(183, 216, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7D8AB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 84.7% green and 67.1% blue (183, 216, 171).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 37% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.42:1).

#B7D8AB color codes

HEX	`#B7D8AB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 216, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 84.7%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 37%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 21%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 21%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.98, -19.17, 18.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.98, 26.74, 135.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.433, 62.118, 47.8)`
Decimal	`12048555`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D8AB, 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 #B7D8AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D8AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.42:1	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 #B7D8AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d8ab; }
.text { color: #b7d8ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d8ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 216 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d8ab, #abd8b6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7D8AB?: #B7D8AB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7D8AB?: The RGB value is 183, 216, 171: 183 red, 216 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D8AB?: The complementary color is #CCABD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D8AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.42:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.