What color is #B8F818?

#B8F818 is a vivid yellow-green known as Green Venom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Green Venom?

The RGB value is 184, 248, 24: 184 red, 248 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Green Venom?

The complementary color is #5818F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8F818?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Green Venom color: hex code #B8F818

#B8F818 rgb(184, 248, 24)

Shades of green

Green Venom has the hex code #B8F818. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 97.3% green and 9.4% blue (184, 248, 24).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 94% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 3% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.48:1).

Green Venom (#B8F818) color codes

HEX	`#B8F818`
RGB	`rgb(184, 248, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 97.3%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 94%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 90%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 90%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.5, -46.22, 85.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.5, 96.92, 118.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.5, 77.39, 12.983)`
Decimal	`12122136`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Green Venom, 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 #B8F818	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8F818 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.48:1	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 #B8F818 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8f818; }
.text { color: #b8f818; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8f818; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 248 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8f818, #48f818); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #B8F818 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B8F818?: #B8F818 is a vivid yellow-green known as Green Venom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Green Venom?: The RGB value is 184, 248, 24: 184 red, 248 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Green Venom?: The complementary color is #5818F8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8F818?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.48:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.