What color is #B1EC20?

#B1EC20 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Glorious Green Glitter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1EC20?

The RGB value is 177, 236, 32: 177 red, 236 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1EC20?

The complementary color is #5B20EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1EC20?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1EC20 color

#B1EC20 rgb(177, 236, 32)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1EC20 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 92.5% green and 12.5% blue (177, 236, 32).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 84% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 86% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Glorious Green Glitter (#AAEE11), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.89:1).

#B1EC20 color codes

HEX	`#B1EC20`
RGB	`rgb(177, 236, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 92.5%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 84%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 86%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 86%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.72, -43.53, 80.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.72, 91.63, 118.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.388, 69.441, 12.22)`
Decimal	`11660320`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1EC20, 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 #B1EC20	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1EC20 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.89:1	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 #B1EC20 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ec20; }
.text { color: #b1ec20; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ec20; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 236 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ec20, #4bec20); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #B1EC20?: #B1EC20 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Glorious Green Glitter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1EC20?: The RGB value is 177, 236, 32: 177 red, 236 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1EC20?: The complementary color is #5B20EC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1EC20?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.89:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.