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#B2D2BA Color

#B2D2BA is rgb(178, 210, 186) in RGB, hsl(135, 26%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2D2BA
HEX#B2D2BA
RGBrgb(178, 210, 186)
HSLhsl(135, 26%, 76%)
HSVhsv(135, 15%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.048 152.9)
LABlab(81.34% -14.52 8.21)
LCHlch(81.34% 16.68 150.52)

What #B2D2BA Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B2D2BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.26Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.18Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.99Opal#A8C3BCΔE 10.05Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11.03Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 11.7

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B2D2BA Channel Values

How #B2D2BA breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 178 · G 210 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 26% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 15% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.64:1 vs white · 12.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2D2BA background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2D2BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2D2BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2D2BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2D2BA
Complementary
#D2B2CA
Analogous
#BAD2B2
Analogous
#B2D2CA
Triadic
#BAB2D2
Triadic
#D2BAB2
Split comp.
#CAB2D2
Split comp.
#D2B2BA

Tints & Shades of #B2D2BA

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCD7C2
#C5DDCB
#CFE3D4
#DCEADF
#E5F0E8
#EFF6F1

Shades

#92BF9D
#6EAA7D
#559164
#42704E
#2F5037
#1A2D1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2D2BA.

How #B2D2BA Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B2D2BA
Protanopia#CDCDBA
Protanomaly#C3CFBA
Deuteranopia#C8C8BB
Deuteranomaly#C0CCBB
Tritanopia#B5CFCF
Tritanomaly#B4D0C7
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2D2BA in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b2d2ba: #B2D2BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2D2BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2d2ba': '#B2D2BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.824, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_b2d2ba">#B2D2BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2D2BA"

More Green Colors

#B2D2BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2D2BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2D2BA?

#B2D2BA is a light green — rgb(178, 210, 186) in RGB and hsl(135, 26%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cambridge Blue (#A3C1AD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #B2D2BA?

#B2D2BA is rgb(178, 210, 186) — red 178, green 210, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2D2BA?

#B2D2BA converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 11%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2D2BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2D2BA scores 1.64:1 against white and 12.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2D2BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2D2BA is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.37, which is visibly different.

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