What color is #B1DCAA?

#B1DCAA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1DCAA?

The RGB value is 177, 220, 170: 177 red, 220 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1DCAA?

The complementary color is #D5AADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1DCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1DCAA color

#B1DCAA rgb(177, 220, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1DCAA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 86.3% green and 66.7% blue (177, 220, 170).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 42% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#B1DCAA color codes

HEX	`#B1DCAA`
RGB	`rgb(177, 220, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 86.3%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 42%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 23%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 23%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.67, -23.37, 20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.67, 30.81, 139.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.979, 63.435, 47.581)`
Decimal	`11656362`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1DCAA, 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 #B1DCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1DCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #B1DCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1dcaa; }
.text { color: #b1dcaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1dcaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 220 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1dcaa, #aadcbc); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B1DCAA?: #B1DCAA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1DCAA?: The RGB value is 177, 220, 170: 177 red, 220 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1DCAA?: The complementary color is #D5AADC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1DCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.