What color is #B8DAC7?

#B8DAC7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8DAC7?

The RGB value is 184, 218, 199: 184 red, 218 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8DAC7?

The complementary color is #DAB8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8DAC7?

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.

#B8DAC7 color

#B8DAC7 rgb(184, 218, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8DAC7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 85.5% green and 78% blue (184, 218, 199).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 31% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B8DAC7 color codes

HEX	`#B8DAC7`
RGB	`rgb(184, 218, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 85.5%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 31%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 16%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.2, -14.88, 5.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.2, 15.91, 159.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.145, 64.455, 63.558)`
Decimal	`12114631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8DAC7, 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 #B8DAC7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8DAC7 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 #B8DAC7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8dac7; }
.text { color: #b8dac7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8dac7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 218 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8dac7, #b8dad8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8DAC7?: #B8DAC7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8DAC7?: The RGB value is 184, 218, 199: 184 red, 218 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8DAC7?: The complementary color is #DAB8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8DAC7?: 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.