What color is #B7DCB4?

#B7DCB4 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 #B7DCB4?

The RGB value is 183, 220, 180: 183 red, 220 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7DCB4?

The complementary color is #D9B4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7DCB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7DCB4 color

#B7DCB4 rgb(183, 220, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7DCB4 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 86.3% green and 70.6% blue (183, 220, 180).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#B7DCB4 color codes

HEX	`#B7DCB4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 220, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 86.3%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 18%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.25, -19.64, 15.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.25, 25.15, 141.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.358, 64.548, 52.819)`
Decimal	`12049588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7DCB4, 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 #B7DCB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7DCB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #B7DCB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7dcb4; }
.text { color: #b7dcb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7dcb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 220 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7dcb4, #b4dcc5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B7DCB4?: #B7DCB4 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 #B7DCB4?: The RGB value is 183, 220, 180: 183 red, 220 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7DCB4?: The complementary color is #D9B4DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7DCB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.