What color is #B7E7DC?

#B7E7DC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7E7DC?

The RGB value is 183, 231, 220: 183 red, 231 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7E7DC?

The complementary color is #E7B7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7E7DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7E7DC color

#B7E7DC rgb(183, 231, 220)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B7E7DC is a light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 90.6% green and 86.3% blue (183, 231, 220).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 50% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Cube (#AFE3D6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.48:1).

#B7E7DC color codes

HEX	`#B7E7DC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 231, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 90.6%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 50%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 21%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 5%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.15, -17.6, 0.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.15, 17.61, 179.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.019, 72.384, 78.453)`
Decimal	`12052444`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7E7DC, 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 #B7E7DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7E7DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.48:1	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 #B7E7DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7e7dc; }
.text { color: #b7e7dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7e7dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 231 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7e7dc, #b7dae7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B7E7DC?: #B7E7DC is a light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Cube. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7E7DC?: The RGB value is 183, 231, 220: 183 red, 231 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7E7DC?: The complementary color is #E7B7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7E7DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.