What color is #B2EC5D?

#B2EC5D is a light, moderate yellow-green known as Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Inchworm?

The RGB value is 178, 236, 93: 178 red, 236 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Inchworm?

The complementary color is #975DEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2EC5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Inchworm color: hex code #B2EC5D

#B2EC5D rgb(178, 236, 93)

Shades of green

Inchworm has the hex code #B2EC5D. It is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 92.5% green and 36.5% blue (178, 236, 93).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 79% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 7% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.05:1).

Inchworm (#B2EC5D) color codes

HEX	`#B2EC5D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 236, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 92.5%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 79%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 61%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 61%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.12, -39.95, 61.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.12, 73.55, 122.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.331, 70.245, 21.261)`
Decimal	`11725917`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Inchworm, 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 #B2EC5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2EC5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.05:1	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 #B2EC5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ec5d; }
.text { color: #b2ec5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ec5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 236 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ec5d, #6bec5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #B2EC5D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B2EC5D?: #B2EC5D is a light, moderate yellow-green known as Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Inchworm?: The RGB value is 178, 236, 93: 178 red, 236 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Inchworm?: The complementary color is #975DEC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2EC5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.