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#B8D1BA Color

#B8D1BA is rgb(184, 209, 186) in RGB, hsl(125, 21%, 77%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 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 6.56. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8D1BA
HEX#B8D1BA
RGBrgb(184, 209, 186)
HSLhsl(125, 21%, 77%)
HSVhsv(125, 12%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(83.6% 0.042 147.4)
LABlab(81.48% -11.95 8.49)
LCHlch(81.48% 14.66 144.63)

What #B8D1BA 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 #B8D1BA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 6.56Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.13Opal#A8C3BCΔE 9.64Ash Gray#B2BEB5ΔE 10.1Pastel Gray#CFCFC4ΔE 11.01Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.59

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

#B8D1BA Channel Values

How #B8D1BA 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 184 · G 209 · B 1868-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 125° · S 21% · L 77%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 125° · S 12% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.63:1 vs white · 12.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8D1BA 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 text1.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8D1BA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8D1BA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8D1BA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8D1BA
Complementary
#D1B8CF
Analogous
#C2D1B8
Analogous
#B8D1C6
Triadic
#BAB8D1
Triadic
#D1BAB8
Split comp.
#C6B8D1
Split comp.
#D1B8C2

Tints & Shades of #B8D1BA

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

#C1D7C3
#CBDDCC
#D4E3D5
#DDE9DE
#E6EFE7
#F0F5F0

Shades

#99BD9C
#77A67B
#5D8E61
#476C4A
#324D35
#1C2B1D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8D1BA.

How #B8D1BA 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#B8D1BA
Protanopia#CDCDBA
Protanomaly#C5CFBA
Deuteranopia#C9C9BB
Deuteranomaly#C3CCBA
Tritanopia#BBCECE
Tritanomaly#BACFC6
Achromatopsia#CACACA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8D1BA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8d1ba: #B8D1BA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8D1BA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8d1ba': '#B8D1BA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.820, blue: 0.729)
Android XML<color name="color_b8d1ba">#B8D1BA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8D1BA"

More Green Colors

#B8D1BA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8D1BA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8D1BA?

#B8D1BA is a light green — rgb(184, 209, 186) in RGB and hsl(125, 21%, 77%) 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 6.56.

What is the RGB value of #B8D1BA?

#B8D1BA is rgb(184, 209, 186) — red 184, green 209, and blue 186 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8D1BA?

#B8D1BA converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 11%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8D1BA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8D1BA scores 1.63:1 against white and 12.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8D1BA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8D1BA 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 14.98, which is visibly different.

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