What color is #B7DABD?

#B7DABD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7DABD?

The RGB value is 183, 218, 189: 183 red, 218 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7DABD?

The complementary color is #DAB7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7DABD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7DABD color

#B7DABD rgb(183, 218, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7DABD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 85.5% green and 74.1% blue (183, 218, 189).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.78:1).

#B7DABD color codes

HEX	`#B7DABD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 218, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 85.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 13%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.9, -17.06, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.9, 20.02, 148.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.783, 63.883, 57.631)`
Decimal	`12049085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7DABD, 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 #B7DABD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.78:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7DABD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.78:1	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 #B7DABD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7dabd; }
.text { color: #b7dabd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7dabd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 218 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7dabd, #b7dacf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B7DABD?: #B7DABD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7DABD?: The RGB value is 183, 218, 189: 183 red, 218 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7DABD?: The complementary color is #DAB7D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7DABD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.