What color is #B7DDD4?

#B7DDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7DDD4?

The RGB value is 183, 221, 212: 183 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7DDD4?

The complementary color is #DDB7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7DDD4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7DDD4 color

#B7DDD4 rgb(183, 221, 212)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B7DDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 86.7% green and 83.1% blue (183, 221, 212).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 36% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

#B7DDD4 color codes

HEX	`#B7DDD4`
RGB	`rgb(183, 221, 212)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 86.7%, 83.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 36%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 4%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.27, -14.2, 0.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.27, 14.2, 178.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.265, 66.532, 72.099)`
Decimal	`12049876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7DDD4, 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 #B7DDD4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7DDD4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #B7DDD4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ddd4; }
.text { color: #b7ddd4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ddd4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 221 212 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ddd4, #b7d3dd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B7DDD4?: #B7DDD4 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7DDD4?: The RGB value is 183, 221, 212: 183 red, 221 green and 212 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7DDD4?: The complementary color is #DDB7C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7DDD4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.