What color is #B1C294?

#B1C294 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1C294?

The RGB value is 177, 194, 148: 177 red, 194 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1C294?

The complementary color is #A594C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1C294?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1C294 color

#B1C294 rgb(177, 194, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1C294 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 76.1% green and 58% blue (177, 194, 148).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 27% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#B1C294 color codes

HEX	`#B1C294`
RGB	`rgb(177, 194, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 76.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 27%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 24%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 24%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.11, -13.89, 21.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.11, 25.39, 123.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.768, 50.069, 35.422)`
Decimal	`11649684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1C294, 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 #B1C294	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1C294 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #B1C294 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1c294; }
.text { color: #b1c294; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1c294; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 194 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1c294, #9ac294); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B1C294?: #B1C294 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1C294?: The RGB value is 177, 194, 148: 177 red, 194 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1C294?: The complementary color is #A594C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1C294?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.