What color is #B8D2C1?

#B8D2C1 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 #B8D2C1?

The RGB value is 184, 210, 193: 184 red, 210 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D2C1?

The complementary color is #D2B8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D2C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D2C1 color

#B8D2C1 rgb(184, 210, 193)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8D2C1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 82.4% green and 75.7% blue (184, 210, 193).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 22% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.03:1).

#B8D2C1 color codes

HEX	`#B8D2C1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 210, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 82.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 22%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 12%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.91, -11.95, 5.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.91, 13.15, 155.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.437, 60.133, 59.286)`
Decimal	`12112577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D2C1, 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 #B8D2C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D2C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.03:1	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 #B8D2C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d2c1; }
.text { color: #b8d2c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d2c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 210 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d2c1, #b8d2ce); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8D2C1?: #B8D2C1 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 #B8D2C1?: The RGB value is 184, 210, 193: 184 red, 210 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D2C1?: The complementary color is #D2B8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D2C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.03:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.