What color is #B0E6A9?

#B0E6A9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0E6A9?

The RGB value is 176, 230, 169: 176 red, 230 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0E6A9?

The complementary color is #DFA9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0E6A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0E6A9 color

#B0E6A9 rgb(176, 230, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0E6A9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 90.2% green and 66.3% blue (176, 230, 169).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 55% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

#B0E6A9 color codes

HEX	`#B0E6A9`
RGB	`rgb(176, 230, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 90.2%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 55%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 27%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.35, -28.68, 24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.35, 37.58, 139.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.361, 68.687, 47.975)`
Decimal	`11593385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0E6A9, 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 #B0E6A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0E6A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	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 #B0E6A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0e6a9; }
.text { color: #b0e6a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0e6a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 230 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0e6a9, #a9e6c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B0E6A9?: #B0E6A9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0E6A9?: The RGB value is 176, 230, 169: 176 red, 230 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0E6A9?: The complementary color is #DFA9E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0E6A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.