What color is #B8E5E1?

#B8E5E1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8E5E1?

The RGB value is 184, 229, 225: 184 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8E5E1?

The complementary color is #E5B8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8E5E1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8E5E1 color

#B8E5E1 rgb(184, 229, 225)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B8E5E1 is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 89.8% green and 88.2% blue (184, 229, 225).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 46% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Gentle Cold (#C3ECE9), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.33:1).

#B8E5E1 color codes

HEX	`#B8E5E1`
RGB	`rgb(184, 229, 225)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 89.8%, 88.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 46%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 20%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 2%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.81, -15.27, -2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.81, 15.54, 190.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.373, 71.663, 81.818)`
Decimal	`12117473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8E5E1, 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 #B8E5E1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8E5E1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.33:1	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 #B8E5E1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8e5e1; }
.text { color: #b8e5e1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8e5e1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 229 225 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8e5e1, #b8d3e5); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8E5E1?: #B8E5E1 is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Gentle Cold. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8E5E1?: The RGB value is 184, 229, 225: 184 red, 229 green and 225 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8E5E1?: The complementary color is #E5B8BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8E5E1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.33:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.