What color is #B1D18C?

#B1D18C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1D18C?

The RGB value is 177, 209, 140: 177 red, 209 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1D18C?

The complementary color is #AC8CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1D18C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1D18C color

#B1D18C rgb(177, 209, 140)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1D18C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 82% green and 54.9% blue (177, 209, 140).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 43% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.37:1).

#B1D18C color codes

HEX	`#B1D18C`
RGB	`rgb(177, 209, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 82%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 43%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 33%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 33%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.09, -22.57, 30.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.09, 38.21, 126.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.665, 56.841, 33.371)`
Decimal	`11653516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1D18C, 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 #B1D18C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1D18C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.37:1	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 #B1D18C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1d18c; }
.text { color: #b1d18c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1d18c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 209 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1d18c, #8fd18c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B1D18C?: #B1D18C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1D18C?: The RGB value is 177, 209, 140: 177 red, 209 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1D18C?: The complementary color is #AC8CD1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1D18C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.37:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.