What color is #B1E3C0?

#B1E3C0 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 #B1E3C0?

The RGB value is 177, 227, 192: 177 red, 227 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1E3C0?

The complementary color is #E3B1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1E3C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1E3C0 color

#B1E3C0 rgb(177, 227, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1E3C0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 89% green and 75.3% blue (177, 227, 192).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 47% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#B1E3C0 color codes

HEX	`#B1E3C0`
RGB	`rgb(177, 227, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 89%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 47%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 15%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.05, -22.94, 11.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.05, 25.84, 152.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.112, 68.089, 60.098)`
Decimal	`11658176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1E3C0, 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 #B1E3C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1E3C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #B1E3C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1e3c0; }
.text { color: #b1e3c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1e3c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 227 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1e3c0, #b1e3d9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B1E3C0?: #B1E3C0 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 #B1E3C0?: The RGB value is 177, 227, 192: 177 red, 227 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1E3C0?: The complementary color is #E3B1D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1E3C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.