What color is #B8CDCB?

#B8CDCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CDCB?

The RGB value is 184, 205, 203: 184 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CDCB?

The complementary color is #CDB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CDCB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CDCB color

#B8CDCB rgb(184, 205, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CDCB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 80.4% green and 79.6% blue (184, 205, 203).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 17% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Coast to Coast (#BDD4D1), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.63:1).

#B8CDCB color codes

HEX	`#B8CDCB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 205, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 80.4%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 17%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 1%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.83, -7.45, -1.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.83, 7.58, 190.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.375, 58.164, 64.956)`
Decimal	`12111307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CDCB, 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 #B8CDCB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CDCB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.63:1	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 #B8CDCB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cdcb; }
.text { color: #b8cdcb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cdcb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 205 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cdcb, #b8c4cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8CDCB?: #B8CDCB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Coast to Coast. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CDCB?: The RGB value is 184, 205, 203: 184 red, 205 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CDCB?: The complementary color is #CDB8BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CDCB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.