What color is #B4F319?

#B4F319 is a vivid yellow-green known as Lurid Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Lurid Lettuce?

The RGB value is 180, 243, 25: 180 red, 243 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Lurid Lettuce?

The complementary color is #5819F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4F319?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Lurid Lettuce color: hex code #B4F319

#B4F319 rgb(180, 243, 25)

Shades of green

Lurid Lettuce has the hex code #B4F319. It is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 95.3% green and 9.8% blue (180, 243, 25).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 90% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 5% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.77:1).

Lurid Lettuce (#B4F319) color codes

HEX	`#B4F319`
RGB	`rgb(180, 243, 25)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 95.3%, 9.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 90%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 90%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 90%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.86, -45.56, 83.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.86, 95.23, 118.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.049, 73.874, 12.489)`
Decimal	`11858713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Lurid Lettuce, 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 #B4F319	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4F319 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.77:1	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 #B4F319 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4f319; }
.text { color: #b4f319; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4f319; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 243 25 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4f319, #47f319); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

See #B4F319 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B4F319?: #B4F319 is a vivid yellow-green known as Lurid Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Lurid Lettuce?: The RGB value is 180, 243, 25: 180 red, 243 green and 25 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Lurid Lettuce?: The complementary color is #5819F3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4F319?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.77:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.