What color is #B8D9D2?

#B8D9D2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D9D2?

The RGB value is 184, 217, 210: 184 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D9D2?

The complementary color is #D9B8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D9D2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D9D2 color

#B8D9D2 rgb(184, 217, 210)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8D9D2 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 85.1% green and 82.4% blue (184, 217, 210).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 30% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#B8D9D2 color codes

HEX	`#B8D9D2`
RGB	`rgb(184, 217, 210)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 85.1%, 82.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 30%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 15%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 3%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.21, -12.24, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.21, 12.25, 180.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.21, 64.468, 70.442)`
Decimal	`12114386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D9D2, 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 #B8D9D2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D9D2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #B8D9D2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d9d2; }
.text { color: #b8d9d2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d9d2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 217 210 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d9d2, #b8d0d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8D9D2?: #B8D9D2 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D9D2?: The RGB value is 184, 217, 210: 184 red, 217 green and 210 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D9D2?: The complementary color is #D9B8BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D9D2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.