What color is #B8E0D8?

#B8E0D8 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 #B8E0D8?

The RGB value is 184, 224, 216: 184 red, 224 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8E0D8?

The complementary color is #E0B8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8E0D8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8E0D8 color

#B8E0D8 rgb(184, 224, 216)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B8E0D8 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 87.8% green and 84.7% blue (184, 224, 216).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 39% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Antiguan (#BDDFD8), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.69:1).

#B8E0D8 color codes

HEX	`#B8E0D8`
RGB	`rgb(184, 224, 216)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 87.8%, 84.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 39%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 18%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.23, -14.59, -0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.23, 14.6, 181.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.814, 68.458, 75.067)`
Decimal	`12116184`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8E0D8, 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 #B8E0D8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8E0D8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.69:1	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 #B8E0D8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8e0d8; }
.text { color: #b8e0d8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8e0d8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 224 216 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8e0d8, #b8d4e0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B8E0D8?: #B8E0D8 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 #B8E0D8?: The RGB value is 184, 224, 216: 184 red, 224 green and 216 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8E0D8?: The complementary color is #E0B8C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8E0D8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.69:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.