What color is #B1C19E?

#B1C19E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C19E?

The RGB value is 177, 193, 158: 177 red, 193 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C19E?

The complementary color is #AE9EC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C19E color

#B1C19E rgb(177, 193, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1C19E is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 75.7% green and 62% blue (177, 193, 158).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 22% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.99:1).

#B1C19E color codes

HEX	`#B1C19E`
RGB	`rgb(177, 193, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 75.7%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 22%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 18%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 18%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.04, -11.79, 15.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.04, 19.73, 126.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.372, 49.955, 39.699)`
Decimal	`11649438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C19E, 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 #B1C19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.99:1	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 #B1C19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c19e; }
.text { color: #b1c19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 193 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c19e, #a0c19e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B1C19E?: #B1C19E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C19E?: The RGB value is 177, 193, 158: 177 red, 193 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C19E?: The complementary color is #AE9EC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.99:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.