What color is #B0C383?

#B0C383 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 #B0C383?

The RGB value is 176, 195, 131: 176 red, 195 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C383?

The complementary color is #9683C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C383?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C383 color

#B0C383 rgb(176, 195, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0C383 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.5% green and 51.4% blue (176, 195, 131).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 35% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.98:1).

#B0C383 color codes

HEX	`#B0C383`
RGB	`rgb(176, 195, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.5%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 35%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 33%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 33%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.01, -17.21, 30.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.01, 34.66, 119.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.516, 49.899, 28.913)`
Decimal	`11584387`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C383, 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 #B0C383	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C383 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.98:1	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 #B0C383 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c383; }
.text { color: #b0c383; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c383; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 195 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c383, #90c383); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B0C383?: #B0C383 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 #B0C383?: The RGB value is 176, 195, 131: 176 red, 195 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C383?: The complementary color is #9683C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C383?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.98:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.