What color is #B0CF91?

#B0CF91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0CF91?

The RGB value is 176, 207, 145: 176 red, 207 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CF91?

The complementary color is #B091CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CF91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0CF91 color

#B0CF91 rgb(176, 207, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0CF91 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 81.2% green and 56.9% blue (176, 207, 145).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 39% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.18:1).

#B0CF91 color codes

HEX	`#B0CF91`
RGB	`rgb(176, 207, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 81.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 39%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 30%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 30%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.56, -21.24, 27.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.56, 34.76, 127.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.327, 55.9, 35.184)`
Decimal	`11587473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CF91, 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 #B0CF91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CF91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.18:1	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 #B0CF91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0cf91; }
.text { color: #b0cf91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0cf91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 207 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0cf91, #91cf91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B0CF91?: #B0CF91 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0CF91?: The RGB value is 176, 207, 145: 176 red, 207 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CF91?: The complementary color is #B091CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CF91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.18:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.