What color is #B8D3CB?

#B8D3CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D3CB?

The RGB value is 184, 211, 203: 184 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D3CB?

The complementary color is #D3B8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D3CB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D3CB color

#B8D3CB rgb(184, 211, 203)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8D3CB is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 82.7% green and 79.6% blue (184, 211, 203).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 23% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Aquatic Edge (#BFD6D1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.22:1).

#B8D3CB color codes

HEX	`#B8D3CB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 211, 203)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 82.7%, 79.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 23%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 13%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.43, -10.55, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.43, 10.59, 175.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.838, 61.09, 65.443)`
Decimal	`12112843`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D3CB, 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 #B8D3CB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D3CB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.22:1	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 #B8D3CB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d3cb; }
.text { color: #b8d3cb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d3cb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 211 203 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d3cb, #b8cdd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8D3CB?: #B8D3CB is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aquatic Edge. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D3CB?: The RGB value is 184, 211, 203: 184 red, 211 green and 203 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D3CB?: The complementary color is #D3B8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D3CB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.