What color is #B1E1BE?

#B1E1BE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1E1BE?

The RGB value is 177, 225, 190: 177 red, 225 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1E1BE?

The complementary color is #E1B1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1E1BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1E1BE color

#B1E1BE rgb(177, 225, 190)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1E1BE is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 88.2% green and 74.5% blue (177, 225, 190).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 44% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#B1E1BE color codes

HEX	`#B1E1BE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 225, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 88.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 44%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 21%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 16%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.46, -22.32, 12.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.46, 25.39, 151.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.348, 66.914, 58.757)`
Decimal	`11657662`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1E1BE, 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 #B1E1BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1E1BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #B1E1BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1e1be; }
.text { color: #b1e1be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1e1be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 225 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1e1be, #b1e1d6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1E1BE?: #B1E1BE is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1E1BE?: The RGB value is 177, 225, 190: 177 red, 225 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1E1BE?: The complementary color is #E1B1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1E1BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.