What color is #B8DBD3?

#B8DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8DBD3?

The RGB value is 184, 219, 211: 184 red, 219 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8DBD3?

The complementary color is #DBB8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8DBD3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8DBD3 color

#B8DBD3 rgb(184, 219, 211)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B8DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 85.9% green and 82.7% blue (184, 219, 211).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 33% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.11:1).

#B8DBD3 color codes

HEX	`#B8DBD3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 219, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 85.9%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 33%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 16%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 4%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.77, -13.06, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.77, 13.06, 179.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.853, 65.555, 71.273)`
Decimal	`12114899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8DBD3, 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 #B8DBD3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8DBD3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.11:1	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 #B8DBD3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8dbd3; }
.text { color: #b8dbd3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8dbd3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 219 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8dbd3, #b8d2db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Powder Blue.

Questions

What color is #B8DBD3?: #B8DBD3 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Antiguan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8DBD3?: The RGB value is 184, 219, 211: 184 red, 219 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8DBD3?: The complementary color is #DBB8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8DBD3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.