What color is #B8F0C7?

#B8F0C7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8F0C7?

The RGB value is 184, 240, 199: 184 red, 240 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8F0C7?

The complementary color is #F0B8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8F0C7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8F0C7 color

#B8F0C7 rgb(184, 240, 199)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8F0C7 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 94.1% green and 78% blue (184, 240, 199).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 65% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.33:1).

#B8F0C7 color codes

HEX	`#B8F0C7`
RGB	`rgb(184, 240, 199)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 94.1%, 78%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 65%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 23%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 17%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.15, -25.72, 14.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.15, 29.33, 151.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.233, 76.632, 65.587)`
Decimal	`12120263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8F0C7, 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 #B8F0C7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8F0C7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.33:1	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 #B8F0C7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8f0c7; }
.text { color: #b8f0c7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8f0c7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 240 199 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8f0c7, #b8f0e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8F0C7?: #B8F0C7 is a very light, moderate green, closest to the named color Smell the Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8F0C7?: The RGB value is 184, 240, 199: 184 red, 240 green and 199 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8F0C7?: The complementary color is #F0B8E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8F0C7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 and white text 1.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.