What color is #B2E191?

#B2E191 is a light, moderate green known as Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sage Sensation?

The RGB value is 178, 225, 145: 178 red, 225 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sage Sensation?

The complementary color is #C091E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2E191?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sage Sensation color: hex code #B2E191

#B2E191 rgb(178, 225, 145)

Shades of green

Sage Sensation has the hex code #B2E191. It is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 88.2% green and 56.9% blue (178, 225, 145).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 57% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.07:1).

Sage Sensation (#B2E191) color codes

HEX	`#B2E191`
RGB	`rgb(178, 225, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 88.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 57%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 36%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 36%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.67, -29.23, 34.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.67, 45.08, 130.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.395, 65.359, 36.743)`
Decimal	`11723153`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sage Sensation, 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 #B2E191	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2E191 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.07:1	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 #B2E191 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2e191; }
.text { color: #b2e191; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2e191; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 225 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2e191, #91e198); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Green.

See #B2E191 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B2E191?: #B2E191 is a light, moderate green known as Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sage Sensation?: The RGB value is 178, 225, 145: 178 red, 225 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sage Sensation?: The complementary color is #C091E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2E191?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.