What color is #B0BF91?

#B0BF91 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0BF91?

The RGB value is 176, 191, 145: 176 red, 191 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0BF91?

The complementary color is #A091BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0BF91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0BF91 color

#B0BF91 rgb(176, 191, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0BF91 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 74.9% green and 56.9% blue (176, 191, 145).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 26% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Norway (#A4B88F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.71:1).

#B0BF91 color codes

HEX	`#B0BF91`
RGB	`rgb(176, 191, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 74.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 26%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 24%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 24%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.16, -13.17, 21.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.16, 25.26, 121.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.646, 48.536, 33.957)`
Decimal	`11583377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0BF91, 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 #B0BF91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0BF91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.71:1	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 #B0BF91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0bf91; }
.text { color: #b0bf91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0bf91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 191 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0bf91, #99bf91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B0BF91?: #B0BF91 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Norway. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0BF91?: The RGB value is 176, 191, 145: 176 red, 191 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0BF91?: The complementary color is #A091BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0BF91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.71:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.