What color is #B1BA85?

#B1BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BA85?

The RGB value is 177, 186, 133: 177 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BA85?

The complementary color is #8E85BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BA85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BA85 color

#B1BA85 rgb(177, 186, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.9% green and 52.2% blue (177, 186, 133).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 28% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#B1BA85 color codes

HEX	`#B1BA85`
RGB	`rgb(177, 186, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.9%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 28%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 28%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 28%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.65, -11.96, 25.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.65, 28.53, 114.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.924, 46.159, 28.992)`
Decimal	`11647621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BA85, 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 #B1BA85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BA85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #B1BA85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ba85; }
.text { color: #b1ba85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ba85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 186 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ba85, #97ba85); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1BA85?: #B1BA85 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BA85?: The RGB value is 177, 186, 133: 177 red, 186 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BA85?: The complementary color is #8E85BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BA85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.