What color is #B1DBAA?

#B1DBAA is a light, desaturated green known as Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Fizz?

The RGB value is 177, 219, 170: 177 red, 219 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Fizz?

The complementary color is #D4AADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DBAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Fizz color: hex code #B1DBAA

#B1DBAA rgb(177, 219, 170)

Shades of green

Fizz has the hex code #B1DBAA. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 85.9% green and 66.7% blue (177, 219, 170).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 40% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 14% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.58:1).

Fizz (#B1DBAA) color codes

HEX	`#B1DBAA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 219, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 85.9%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 40%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 22%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 22%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.4, -22.88, 19.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.4, 30.19, 139.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.717, 62.911, 47.493)`
Decimal	`11656106`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Fizz, 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 #B1DBAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DBAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.58:1	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 #B1DBAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1dbaa; }
.text { color: #b1dbaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dbaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 219 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1dbaa, #aadbbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B1DBAA on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B1DBAA?: #B1DBAA is a light, desaturated green known as Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Fizz?: The RGB value is 177, 219, 170: 177 red, 219 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Fizz?: The complementary color is #D4AADB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DBAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.58:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.