What color is #B7E1A1?

#B7E1A1 is a light, moderate green known as Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Basil Smash?

The RGB value is 183, 225, 161: 183 red, 225 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Basil Smash?

The complementary color is #CBA1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7E1A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Basil Smash color: hex code #B7E1A1

#B7E1A1 rgb(183, 225, 161)

Shades of green

Basil Smash has the hex code #B7E1A1. It is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 88.2% green and 63.1% blue (183, 225, 161).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 52% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.3:1).

Basil Smash (#B7E1A1) color codes

HEX	`#B7E1A1`
RGB	`rgb(183, 225, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 88.2%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 52%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 28%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 28%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.25, -25.16, 26.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.25, 36.88, 133.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.885, 66.49, 43.759)`
Decimal	`12050849`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Basil Smash, 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 #B7E1A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7E1A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.3:1	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 #B7E1A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7e1a1; }
.text { color: #b7e1a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7e1a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 225 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7e1a1, #a1e1ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B7E1A1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B7E1A1?: #B7E1A1 is a light, moderate green known as Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Basil Smash?: The RGB value is 183, 225, 161: 183 red, 225 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Basil Smash?: The complementary color is #CBA1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7E1A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.3:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.