What color is #B0D4A3?

#B0D4A3 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 #B0D4A3?

The RGB value is 176, 212, 163: 176 red, 212 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D4A3?

The complementary color is #C7A3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D4A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D4A3 color

#B0D4A3 rgb(176, 212, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0D4A3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 83.1% green and 63.9% blue (176, 212, 163).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 36% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#B0D4A3 color codes

HEX	`#B0D4A3`
RGB	`rgb(176, 212, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 83.1%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 36%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 23%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.27, -20.94, 20.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.27, 29.24, 135.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.057, 58.961, 43.492)`
Decimal	`11588771`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D4A3, 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 #B0D4A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D4A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #B0D4A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d4a3; }
.text { color: #b0d4a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d4a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 212 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d4a3, #a3d4ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0D4A3?: #B0D4A3 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 #B0D4A3?: The RGB value is 176, 212, 163: 176 red, 212 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D4A3?: The complementary color is #C7A3D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D4A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.