What color is #B1BF73?

#B1BF73 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1BF73?

The RGB value is 177, 191, 115: 177 red, 191 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BF73?

The complementary color is #8173BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BF73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BF73 color

#B1BF73 rgb(177, 191, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1BF73 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.9% green and 45.1% blue (177, 191, 115).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.57:1).

#B1BF73 color codes

HEX	`#B1BF73`
RGB	`rgb(177, 191, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.9%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 40%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 40%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.73, -16.82, 36.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.73, 40.38, 114.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.857, 47.847, 23.352)`
Decimal	`11648883`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BF73, 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 #B1BF73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BF73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.57:1	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 #B1BF73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bf73; }
.text { color: #b1bf73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bf73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 191 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bf73, #8bbf73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B1BF73?: #B1BF73 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1BF73?: The RGB value is 177, 191, 115: 177 red, 191 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BF73?: The complementary color is #8173BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BF73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.57:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.