What color is #B0BB83?

#B0BB83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BB83?

The RGB value is 176, 187, 131: 176 red, 187 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BB83?

The complementary color is #8E83BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BB83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BB83 color

#B0BB83 rgb(176, 187, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0BB83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 73.3% green and 51.4% blue (176, 187, 131).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 29% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#B0BB83 color codes

HEX	`#B0BB83`
RGB	`rgb(176, 187, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 73.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 29%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 30%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 30%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.81, -13.14, 27.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.81, 30.17, 115.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.771, 46.41, 28.331)`
Decimal	`11582339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BB83, 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 #B0BB83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BB83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #B0BB83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bb83; }
.text { color: #b0bb83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bb83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 187 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bb83, #94bb83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B0BB83?: #B0BB83 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BB83?: The RGB value is 176, 187, 131: 176 red, 187 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BB83?: The complementary color is #8E83BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BB83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.