What color is #B0C437?

#B0C437 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C437?

The RGB value is 176, 196, 55: 176 red, 196 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C437?

The complementary color is #4B37C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C437?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C437 color

#B0C437 rgb(176, 196, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0C437 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.9% green and 21.6% blue (176, 196, 55).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 56% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 72% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Sour Lime (#ACC326), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.8:1).

#B0C437 color codes

HEX	`#B0C437`
RGB	`rgb(176, 196, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 56%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 72%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 72%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.44, -24.73, 64.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.44, 68.96, 111.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.335, 48.986, 11.049)`
Decimal	`11584567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C437, 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 #B0C437	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C437 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.8:1	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 #B0C437 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c437; }
.text { color: #b0c437; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c437; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 196 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c437, #6ac437); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B0C437?: #B0C437 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C437?: The RGB value is 176, 196, 55: 176 red, 196 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C437?: The complementary color is #4B37C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C437?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.8:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.