What color is #B7D9BE?

#B7D9BE 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 #B7D9BE?

The RGB value is 183, 217, 190: 183 red, 217 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7D9BE?

The complementary color is #D9B7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7D9BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7D9BE color

#B7D9BE rgb(183, 217, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7D9BE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 85.1% green and 74.5% blue (183, 217, 190).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 31% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#B7D9BE color codes

HEX	`#B7D9BE`
RGB	`rgb(183, 217, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 85.1%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 31%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.66, -16.38, 9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.66, 18.98, 149.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.633, 63.41, 58.119)`
Decimal	`12048830`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7D9BE, 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 #B7D9BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7D9BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #B7D9BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7d9be; }
.text { color: #b7d9be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7d9be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 217 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7d9be, #b7d9cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7D9BE?: #B7D9BE 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 #B7D9BE?: The RGB value is 183, 217, 190: 183 red, 217 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7D9BE?: The complementary color is #D9B7D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7D9BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.