What color is #B0D28D?

#B0D28D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feijoa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0D28D?

The RGB value is 176, 210, 141: 176 red, 210 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D28D?

The complementary color is #AF8DD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D28D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D28D color

#B0D28D rgb(176, 210, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0D28D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 82.4% green and 55.3% blue (176, 210, 141).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Feijoa (#A5D785), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#B0D28D color codes

HEX	`#B0D28D`
RGB	`rgb(176, 210, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 82.4%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.32, -23.29, 30.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.32, 38.45, 127.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.758, 57.246, 33.833)`
Decimal	`11588237`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D28D, 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 #B0D28D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D28D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #B0D28D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d28d; }
.text { color: #b0d28d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d28d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 210 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d28d, #8dd28d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B0D28D?: #B0D28D is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Feijoa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0D28D?: The RGB value is 176, 210, 141: 176 red, 210 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D28D?: The complementary color is #AF8DD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D28D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.