What color is #B8CDC1?

#B8CDC1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CDC1?

The RGB value is 184, 205, 193: 184 red, 205 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CDC1?

The complementary color is #CDB8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CDC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CDC1 color

#B8CDC1 rgb(184, 205, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CDC1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 80.4% green and 75.7% blue (184, 205, 193).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#B8CDC1 color codes

HEX	`#B8CDC1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 205, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 80.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.57, -9.37, 3.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.57, 10.03, 159.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.222, 57.702, 58.881)`
Decimal	`12111297`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CDC1, 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 #B8CDC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CDC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #B8CDC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cdc1; }
.text { color: #b8cdc1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cdc1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 205 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cdc1, #b8cdcb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8CDC1?: #B8CDC1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CDC1?: The RGB value is 184, 205, 193: 184 red, 205 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CDC1?: The complementary color is #CDB8C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CDC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.