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#B7CDBC Color

#B7CDBC is rgb(183, 205, 188) in RGB, hsl(134, 18%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 20%) 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 6.04. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7CDBC
HEX#B7CDBC
RGBrgb(183, 205, 188)
HSLhsl(134, 18%, 76%)
HSVhsv(134, 11%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.033 152.3)
LABlab(80.38% -10.12 5.85)
LCHlch(80.38% 11.69 149.98)

What #B7CDBC 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 #B7CDBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B7CDBC Channel Values

How #B7CDBC 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 183 · G 205 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 18% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 11% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 8% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.68:1 vs white · 12.47:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7CDBC 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 text1.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B7CDBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7CDBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B7CDBC

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7CDBC.

How #B7CDBC 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#B7CDBC
Protanopia#C9C9BC
Protanomaly#C2CBBC
Deuteranopia#C6C6BD
Deuteranomaly#C0C9BC
Tritanopia#B9CBCB
Tritanomaly#B8CCC5
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7CDBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7cdbc: #B7CDBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7CDBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7cdbc': '#B7CDBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.804, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_b7cdbc">#B7CDBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7CDBC"

More Green Colors

#B7CDBC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B7CDBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7CDBC?

#B7CDBC is a light green — rgb(183, 205, 188) in RGB and hsl(134, 18%, 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 6.04.

What is the RGB value of #B7CDBC?

#B7CDBC is rgb(183, 205, 188) — red 183, green 205, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7CDBC?

#B7CDBC converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7CDBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7CDBC scores 1.68:1 against white and 12.47:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7CDBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7CDBC 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 silver (#C0C0C0) at a CIE76 distance of 11.99, which is visibly different.

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