What color is #B4DA55?

#B4DA55 is a moderate yellow-green known as Badass Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Badass Grass?

The RGB value is 180, 218, 85: 180 red, 218 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Badass Grass?

The complementary color is #7B55DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DA55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Badass Grass color: hex code #B4DA55

#B4DA55 rgb(180, 218, 85)

Shades of green

Badass Grass has the hex code #B4DA55. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 85.5% green and 33.3% blue (180, 218, 85).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 64% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 15% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.1:1).

Badass Grass (#B4DA55) color codes

HEX	`#B4DA55`
RGB	`rgb(180, 218, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 85.5%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 64%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 61%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 61%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.11, -31.66, 59.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.11, 67.53, 117.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.534, 60.502, 17.872)`
Decimal	`11852373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Badass Grass, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B4DA55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DA55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B4DA55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4da55; }
.text { color: #b4da55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4da55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 218 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4da55, #72da55); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #B4DA55 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B4DA55?: #B4DA55 is a moderate yellow-green known as Badass Grass. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Badass Grass?: The RGB value is 180, 218, 85: 180 red, 218 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Badass Grass?: The complementary color is #7B55DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DA55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.1:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.