What color is #B7EFBD?

#B7EFBD is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7EFBD?

The RGB value is 183, 239, 189: 183 red, 239 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7EFBD?

The complementary color is #EFB7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7EFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7EFBD color

#B7EFBD rgb(183, 239, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7EFBD is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 93.7% green and 74.1% blue (183, 239, 189).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 64% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Toxic Steam (#C1FDC9), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.09:1).

#B7EFBD color codes

HEX	`#B7EFBD`
RGB	`rgb(183, 239, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 93.7%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 64%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 23%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 21%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.61, -27.32, 18.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.61, 33.01, 145.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.578, 75.472, 59.563)`
Decimal	`12054461`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7EFBD, 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 #B7EFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7EFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.09:1	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 #B7EFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7efbd; }
.text { color: #b7efbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7efbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 239 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7efbd, #b7efd9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7EFBD?: #B7EFBD is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Toxic Steam. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7EFBD?: The RGB value is 183, 239, 189: 183 red, 239 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7EFBD?: The complementary color is #EFB7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7EFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.09:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.