What color is #B7E7BB?

#B7E7BB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7E7BB?

The RGB value is 183, 231, 187: 183 red, 231 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7E7BB?

The complementary color is #E7B7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7E7BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7E7BB color

#B7E7BB rgb(183, 231, 187)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7E7BB is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 90.6% green and 73.3% blue (183, 231, 187).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 50% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.16:1).

#B7E7BB color codes

HEX	`#B7E7BB`
RGB	`rgb(183, 231, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 90.6%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 50%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 19%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.39, -23.82, 16.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.39, 28.95, 145.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.072, 70.805, 57.664)`
Decimal	`12052411`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7E7BB, 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 #B7E7BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7E7BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.16:1	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 #B7E7BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7e7bb; }
.text { color: #b7e7bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7e7bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 231 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7e7bb, #b7e7d3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7E7BB?: #B7E7BB is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7E7BB?: The RGB value is 183, 231, 187: 183 red, 231 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7E7BB?: The complementary color is #E7B7E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7E7BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.