What color is #B8DEC8?

#B8DEC8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8DEC8?

The RGB value is 184, 222, 200: 184 red, 222 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8DEC8?

The complementary color is #DEB8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8DEC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8DEC8 color

#B8DEC8 rgb(184, 222, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8DEC8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 87.1% green and 78.4% blue (184, 222, 200).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.32:1).

#B8DEC8 color codes

HEX	`#B8DEC8`
RGB	`rgb(184, 222, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 87.1%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.3, -16.71, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.3, 17.99, 158.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.311, 66.602, 64.521)`
Decimal	`12115656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8DEC8, 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 #B8DEC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8DEC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.32:1	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 #B8DEC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8dec8; }
.text { color: #b8dec8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8dec8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 222 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8dec8, #b8dedb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8DEC8?: #B8DEC8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8DEC8?: The RGB value is 184, 222, 200: 184 red, 222 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8DEC8?: The complementary color is #DEB8CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8DEC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.