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#B7DCBA Color

#B7DCBA is rgb(183, 220, 186) in RGB, hsl(125, 35%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 14%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B7DCBA
HEX#B7DCBA
RGBrgb(183, 220, 186)
HSLhsl(125, 35%, 79%)
HSVhsv(125, 17%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 14%)
OKLCHoklch(85.9% 0.061 147.2)
LABlab(84.39% -17.46 12.55)
LCHlch(84.39% 21.50 144.29)

What #B7DCBA 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 #B7DCBA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 6.84Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.22Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.72Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 9.73Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.09Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 11.52

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

#B7DCBA Channel Values

How #B7DCBA 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 220 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 35% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 17% · V 86%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 14%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B7DCBA 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B7DCBA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B7DCBA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B7DCBA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B7DCBA
Complementary
#DCB7D9
Analogous
#C6DCB7
Analogous
#B7DCCD
Triadic
#BAB7DC
Triadic
#DCBAB7
Split comp.
#CDB7DC
Split comp.
#DCB7C6

Tints & Shades of #B7DCBA

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

#C1E1C4
#C8E4CA
#D2E9D4
#DDEEDE
#E7F3E8
#EEF7EF

Shades

#91CA96
#6EB975
#4EA255
#3C7C41
#29562D
#19341B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B7DCBA.

How #B7DCBA 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#B7DCBA
Protanopia#D6D6BA
Protanomaly#CBD9BA
Deuteranopia#D1D1BB
Deuteranomaly#C7D5BB
Tritanopia#BCD8D8
Tritanomaly#BADACD
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B7DCBA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b7dcba: #B7DCBA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B7DCBA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b7dcba': '#B7DCBA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.718, green: 0.863, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_b7dcba">#B7DCBA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B7DCBA"

More Green Colors

#B7DCBA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B7DCBA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B7DCBA?

#B7DCBA is a light green — rgb(183, 220, 186) in RGB and hsl(125, 35%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.84.

What is the RGB value of #B7DCBA?

#B7DCBA is rgb(183, 220, 186) — red 183, green 220, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B7DCBA?

#B7DCBA converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 0%, 15%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B7DCBA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B7DCBA scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B7DCBA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B7DCBA 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 14.17, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.