What color is #B7DBCC?

#B7DBCC 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 #B7DBCC?

The RGB value is 183, 219, 204: 183 red, 219 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7DBCC?

The complementary color is #DBB7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7DBCC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7DBCC color

#B7DBCC rgb(183, 219, 204)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7DBCC is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 85.9% green and 80% blue (183, 219, 204).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.02:1).

#B7DBCC color codes

HEX	`#B7DBCC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 219, 204)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 85.9%, 80%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 7%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.53, -14.76, 3.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.53, 15.15, 166.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.756, 65.089, 66.741)`
Decimal	`12049356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7DBCC, 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 #B7DBCC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7DBCC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.02:1	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 #B7DBCC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7dbcc; }
.text { color: #b7dbcc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7dbcc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 219 204 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7dbcc, #b7d8db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B7DBCC?: #B7DBCC 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 #B7DBCC?: The RGB value is 183, 219, 204: 183 red, 219 green and 204 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7DBCC?: The complementary color is #DBB7C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7DBCC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.02:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.