What color is #B0DA17?

#B0DA17 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color King Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0DA17?

The RGB value is 176, 218, 23: 176 red, 218 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0DA17?

The complementary color is #4117DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0DA17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0DA17 color

#B0DA17 rgb(176, 218, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0DA17 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 85.5% green and 9% blue (176, 218, 23).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 81% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 89% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is King Lime (#ADD900), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

#B0DA17 color codes

HEX	`#B0DA17`
RGB	`rgb(176, 218, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 85.5%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 81%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 89%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 89%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, -36.16, 77.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 85.87, 114.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.131, 59.435, 10.01)`
Decimal	`11590167`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0DA17, 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 #B0DA17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0DA17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #B0DA17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0da17; }
.text { color: #b0da17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0da17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 218 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0da17, #4fda17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B0DA17?: #B0DA17 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color King Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0DA17?: The RGB value is 176, 218, 23: 176 red, 218 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0DA17?: The complementary color is #4117DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0DA17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.