What color is #B1FFCF?

#B1FFCF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Neo Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1FFCF?

The RGB value is 177, 255, 207: 177 red, 255 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1FFCF?

The complementary color is #FFB1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1FFCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1FFCF color

#B1FFCF rgb(177, 255, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1FFCF is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 100% green and 81.2% blue (177, 255, 207).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neo Mint (#AAFFCC), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.07:1).

#B1FFCF color codes

HEX	`#B1FFCF`
RGB	`rgb(177, 255, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 100%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 31%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 19%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(94.04, -33.46, 15.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(94.04, 36.85, 155.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.15, 85.369, 72.064)`
Decimal	`11665359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1FFCF, 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 #B1FFCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1FFCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.07:1	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 #B1FFCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ffcf; }
.text { color: #b1ffcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ffcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 255 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ffcf, #b1fff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #B1FFCF?: #B1FFCF is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Neo Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1FFCF?: The RGB value is 177, 255, 207: 177 red, 255 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1FFCF?: The complementary color is #FFB1E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1FFCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.07:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.