What color is #B0CD9C?

#B0CD9C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0CD9C?

The RGB value is 176, 205, 156: 176 red, 205 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CD9C?

The complementary color is #B99CCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CD9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0CD9C color

#B0CD9C rgb(176, 205, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0CD9C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 80.4% green and 61.2% blue (176, 205, 156).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 33% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.06:1).

#B0CD9C color codes

HEX	`#B0CD9C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 205, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 80.4%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 33%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 24%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.21, -18.58, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.21, 28.23, 131.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.735, 55.292, 39.709)`
Decimal	`11586972`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CD9C, 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 #B0CD9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CD9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.06:1	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 #B0CD9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0cd9c; }
.text { color: #b0cd9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0cd9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 205 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0cd9c, #9ccda1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B0CD9C?: #B0CD9C is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0CD9C?: The RGB value is 176, 205, 156: 176 red, 205 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CD9C?: The complementary color is #B99CCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CD9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.06:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.