What color is #B7DACE?

#B7DACE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7DACE?

The RGB value is 183, 218, 206: 183 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7DACE?

The complementary color is #DAB7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7DACE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7DACE color

#B7DACE rgb(183, 218, 206)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7DACE is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 85.5% green and 80.8% blue (183, 218, 206).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 32% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.93:1).

#B7DACE color codes

HEX	`#B7DACE`
RGB	`rgb(183, 218, 206)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 85.5%, 80.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 32%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 6%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.31, -13.86, 2.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.31, 14.02, 171.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.738, 64.665, 67.925)`
Decimal	`12049102`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7DACE, 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 #B7DACE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7DACE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.93:1	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 #B7DACE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7dace; }
.text { color: #b7dace; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7dace; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 218 206 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7dace, #b7d4da); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7DACE?: #B7DACE is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7DACE?: The RGB value is 183, 218, 206: 183 red, 218 green and 206 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7DACE?: The complementary color is #DAB7C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7DACE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.