What color is #B1BC86?

#B1BC86 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 #B1BC86?

The RGB value is 177, 188, 134: 177 red, 188 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BC86?

The complementary color is #9186BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BC86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BC86 color

#B1BC86 rgb(177, 188, 134)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1BC86 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 73.7% green and 52.5% blue (177, 188, 134).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 29% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.41:1).

#B1BC86 color codes

HEX	`#B1BC86`
RGB	`rgb(177, 188, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 73.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 29%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 29%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 29%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.21, -12.85, 26.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.21, 29.11, 116.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.418, 47.035, 29.499)`
Decimal	`11648134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BC86, 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 #B1BC86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BC86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.41:1	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 #B1BC86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bc86; }
.text { color: #b1bc86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bc86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 188 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bc86, #96bc86); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1BC86?: #B1BC86 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 #B1BC86?: The RGB value is 177, 188, 134: 177 red, 188 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BC86?: The complementary color is #9186BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BC86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.41:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.