What color is #B1F6A8?

#B1F6A8 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1F6A8?

The RGB value is 177, 246, 168: 177 red, 246 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1F6A8?

The complementary color is #EDA8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1F6A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1F6A8 color

#B1F6A8 rgb(177, 246, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1F6A8 is a light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 96.5% green and 65.9% blue (177, 246, 168).

Its hue angle is 113°, with 81% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Glow in the Dark (#BEFDB7), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.62:1).

#B1F6A8 color codes

HEX	`#B1F6A8`
RGB	`rgb(177, 246, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 96.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(113, 81%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(113, 32%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 32%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.82, -35.95, 30.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.82, 47.38, 139.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.153, 78.084, 49.046)`
Decimal	`11663016`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1F6A8, 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 #B1F6A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1F6A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.62:1	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 #B1F6A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1f6a8; }
.text { color: #b1f6a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1f6a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 246 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1f6a8, #a8f6c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B1F6A8?: #B1F6A8 is a light, vivid green, closest to the named color Glow in the Dark. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1F6A8?: The RGB value is 177, 246, 168: 177 red, 246 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1F6A8?: The complementary color is #EDA8F6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1F6A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.