What color is #B8D0BA?

#B8D0BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D0BA?

The RGB value is 184, 208, 186: 184 red, 208 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D0BA?

The complementary color is #D0B8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D0BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D0BA color

#B8D0BA rgb(184, 208, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8D0BA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 81.6% green and 72.9% blue (184, 208, 186).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 20% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#B8D0BA color codes

HEX	`#B8D0BA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 208, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 81.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 20%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.21, -12.21, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.21, 14.71, 146.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.184, 58.847, 55.107)`
Decimal	`12112058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D0BA, 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 #B8D0BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D0BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #B8D0BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d0ba; }
.text { color: #b8d0ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d0ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 208 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d0ba, #b8d0c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8D0BA?: #B8D0BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D0BA?: The RGB value is 184, 208, 186: 184 red, 208 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D0BA?: The complementary color is #D0B8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D0BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.