What color is #B8D1BE?

#B8D1BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D1BE?

The RGB value is 184, 209, 190: 184 red, 209 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D1BE?

The complementary color is #D1B8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D1BE color

#B8D1BE rgb(184, 209, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8D1BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 82% green and 74.5% blue (184, 209, 190).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 21% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.9:1).

#B8D1BE color codes

HEX	`#B8D1BE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 209, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 82%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 21%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.57, -11.99, 6.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.57, 13.69, 151.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.86, 59.508, 57.459)`
Decimal	`12112318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D1BE, 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 #B8D1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.9:1	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 #B8D1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d1be; }
.text { color: #b8d1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 209 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d1be, #b8d1ca); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8D1BE?: #B8D1BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D1BE?: The RGB value is 184, 209, 190: 184 red, 209 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D1BE?: The complementary color is #D1B8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.9:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.