What color is #B0D59C?

#B0D59C 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 #B0D59C?

The RGB value is 176, 213, 156: 176 red, 213 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0D59C?

The complementary color is #C19CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0D59C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0D59C color

#B0D59C rgb(176, 213, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0D59C is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 83.5% green and 61.2% blue (176, 213, 156).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 40% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 16% 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 12.84:1).

#B0D59C color codes

HEX	`#B0D59C`
RGB	`rgb(176, 213, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 83.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 40%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 27%, 84%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 27%, 16%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.41, -22.54, 24.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.41, 33.13, 132.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.698, 59.218, 40.363)`
Decimal	`11589020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0D59C, 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 #B0D59C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0D59C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.84:1	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 #B0D59C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0d59c; }
.text { color: #b0d59c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0d59c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 213 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0d59c, #9cd5a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B0D59C?: #B0D59C 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 #B0D59C?: The RGB value is 176, 213, 156: 176 red, 213 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0D59C?: The complementary color is #C19CD5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0D59C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.