What color is #B1DD52?

#B1DD52 is a moderate yellow-green known as Conifer. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Conifer?

The RGB value is 177, 221, 82: 177 red, 221 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Conifer?

The complementary color is #7E52DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DD52?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Conifer color: hex code #B1DD52

#B1DD52 rgb(177, 221, 82)

Shades of green

Conifer has the hex code #B1DD52. It is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 86.7% green and 32.2% blue (177, 221, 82).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 67% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 63% yellow and 13% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

Conifer (#B1DD52) color codes

HEX	`#B1DD52`
RGB	`rgb(177, 221, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 86.7%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 67%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 63%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 63%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.74, -34.42, 61.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.74, 70.5, 119.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.511, 61.669, 17.487)`
Decimal	`11656530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Conifer, 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 #B1DD52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DD52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #B1DD52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1dd52; }
.text { color: #b1dd52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dd52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 221 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1dd52, #6bdd52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

See #B1DD52 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B1DD52?: #B1DD52 is a moderate yellow-green known as Conifer. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Conifer?: The RGB value is 177, 221, 82: 177 red, 221 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Conifer?: The complementary color is #7E52DD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DD52?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.