What color is #B0C498?

#B0C498 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C498?

The RGB value is 176, 196, 152: 176 red, 196 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C498?

The complementary color is #AC98C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C498?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C498 color

#B0C498 rgb(176, 196, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0C498 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.9% green and 59.6% blue (176, 196, 152).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 27% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.2:1).

#B0C498 color codes

HEX	`#B0C498`
RGB	`rgb(176, 196, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.9%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 27%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 22%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.66, -14.66, 19.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.66, 24.7, 126.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.311, 50.977, 37.257)`
Decimal	`11584664`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C498, 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 #B0C498	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C498 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.2:1	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 #B0C498 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c498; }
.text { color: #b0c498; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c498; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 196 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c498, #9ac498); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B0C498?: #B0C498 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C498?: The RGB value is 176, 196, 152: 176 red, 196 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C498?: The complementary color is #AC98C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C498?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.2:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.