What color is #B1BF88?

#B1BF88 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 #B1BF88?

The RGB value is 177, 191, 136: 177 red, 191 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1BF88?

The complementary color is #9688BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1BF88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1BF88 color

#B1BF88 rgb(177, 191, 136)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1BF88 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 74.9% green and 53.3% blue (177, 191, 136).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 30% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#B1BF88 color codes

HEX	`#B1BF88`
RGB	`rgb(177, 191, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 74.9%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 30%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 29%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 29%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, -14.11, 26.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 29.77, 118.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.206, 48.386, 30.456)`
Decimal	`11648904`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1BF88, 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 #B1BF88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1BF88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #B1BF88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1bf88; }
.text { color: #b1bf88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1bf88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 191 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1bf88, #96bf88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B1BF88?: #B1BF88 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 #B1BF88?: The RGB value is 177, 191, 136: 177 red, 191 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1BF88?: The complementary color is #9688BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1BF88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.