What color is #B2CC9A?

#B2CC9A is a light, desaturated green known as Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Greenhorn?

The RGB value is 178, 204, 154: 178 red, 204 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Greenhorn?

The complementary color is #B49ACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Greenhorn color: hex code #B2CC9A

#B2CC9A rgb(178, 204, 154)

Shades of green

Greenhorn has the hex code #B2CC9A. It is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 80% green and 60.4% blue (178, 204, 154).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 33% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 20% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12:1).

Greenhorn (#B2CC9A) color codes

HEX	`#B2CC9A`
RGB	`rgb(178, 204, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 80%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 33%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 25%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 25%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.03, -17.67, 22.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.03, 28.29, 128.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.785, 54.983, 38.766)`
Decimal	`11717786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Greenhorn, 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 #B2CC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12:1	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 #B2CC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cc9a; }
.text { color: #b2cc9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cc9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 204 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cc9a, #9acc9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

See #B2CC9A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B2CC9A?: #B2CC9A is a light, desaturated green known as Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Greenhorn?: The RGB value is 178, 204, 154: 178 red, 204 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Greenhorn?: The complementary color is #B49ACC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.