What color is #B8F3C6?

#B8F3C6 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 #B8F3C6?

The RGB value is 184, 243, 198: 184 red, 243 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8F3C6?

The complementary color is #F3B8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8F3C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8F3C6 color

#B8F3C6 rgb(184, 243, 198)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8F3C6 is a very light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 95.3% green and 77.6% blue (184, 243, 198).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 71% saturation and 84% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Smell the Mint (#BEF7CF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.67:1).

#B8F3C6 color codes

HEX	`#B8F3C6`
RGB	`rgb(184, 243, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 95.3%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 71%, 84%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 24%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 19%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.95, -27.33, 15.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.95, 31.54, 150.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.008, 78.367, 65.274)`
Decimal	`12121030`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8F3C6, 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 #B8F3C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8F3C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.67:1	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 #B8F3C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8f3c6; }
.text { color: #b8f3c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8f3c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 243 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8f3c6, #b8f3e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8F3C6?: #B8F3C6 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 #B8F3C6?: The RGB value is 184, 243, 198: 184 red, 243 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8F3C6?: The complementary color is #F3B8E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8F3C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.67:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.