What color is #B8E5CA?

#B8E5CA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8E5CA?

The RGB value is 184, 229, 202: 184 red, 229 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8E5CA?

The complementary color is #E5B8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8E5CA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8E5CA color

#B8E5CA rgb(184, 229, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8E5CA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 89.8% green and 79.2% blue (184, 229, 202).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 46% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Jade (#B1E2CB), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.1:1).

#B8E5CA color codes

HEX	`#B8E5CA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 229, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 89.8%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 46%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 12%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.24, -19.81, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.24, 21.52, 157.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.444, 70.492, 66.393)`
Decimal	`12117450`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8E5CA, 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 #B8E5CA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8E5CA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.1:1	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 #B8E5CA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8e5ca; }
.text { color: #b8e5ca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8e5ca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 229 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8e5ca, #b8e5e1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8E5CA?: #B8E5CA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Quiet Jade. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8E5CA?: The RGB value is 184, 229, 202: 184 red, 229 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8E5CA?: The complementary color is #E5B8D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8E5CA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.1:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.