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#B7D8A6 Color

#B7D8A6 is rgb(183, 216, 166) in RGB, hsl(100, 39%, 75%) in HSL, and about cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7D8A6
HEX#B7D8A6
RGBrgb(183, 216, 166)
HSLhsl(100, 39%, 75%)
HSVhsv(100, 23%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.5% 0.076 135.1)
LABlab(82.95% -18.11 20.97)
LCHlch(82.95% 27.71 130.81)

What #B7D8A6 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 #B7D8A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.26Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 7.39Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 8.74Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 11Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.42Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 12.01

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

#B7D8A6 Channel Values

How #B7D8A6 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 216 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 100° · S 39% · L 75%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 100° · S 23% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 15% · M 0% · Y 23% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.39:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7D8A6 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7D8A6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7D8A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7D8A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7D8A6
Complementary
#C8A6D8
Analogous
#D0D8A6
Analogous
#A6D8AF
Triadic
#A6B7D8
Triadic
#D8A6B7
Split comp.
#AFA6D8
Split comp.
#D8A6D0

Tints & Shades of #B7D8A6

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

#C0DDB1
#CBE3BF
#D4E8CA
#DCECD4
#E5F1DF
#F1F7ED

Shades

#9AC983
#7DB95F
#64A046
#4B7935
#355525
#1F3216

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7D8A6.

How #B7D8A6 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#B7D8A6
Protanopia#D3D3A6
Protanomaly#C8D5A6
Deuteranopia#CECEA7
Deuteranomaly#C5D2A7
Tritanopia#BED3D3
Tritanomaly#BBD5C2
Achromatopsia#CECECE

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Using #B7D8A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7d8a6: #B7D8A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7D8A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7d8a6': '#B7D8A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.847, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_b7d8a6">#B7D8A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7D8A6"

More Green Colors

#B7D8A6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B7D8A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7D8A6?

#B7D8A6 is a light green — rgb(183, 216, 166) in RGB and hsl(100, 39%, 75%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.26.

What is the RGB value of #B7D8A6?

#B7D8A6 is rgb(183, 216, 166) — red 183, green 216, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7D8A6?

#B7D8A6 converts to approximately cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7D8A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7D8A6 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.39:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7D8A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7D8A6 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 12.01, which is visibly different.

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