What color is #B2BF74?

#B2BF74 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BF74?

The RGB value is 178, 191, 116: 178 red, 191 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BF74?

The complementary color is #8174BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BF74?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BF74 color

#B2BF74 rgb(178, 191, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2BF74 is a desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.9% green and 45.5% blue (178, 191, 116).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 37% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.6:1).

#B2BF74 color codes

HEX	`#B2BF74`
RGB	`rgb(178, 191, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.9%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 37%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 39%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 39%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.82, -16.31, 36.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.82, 39.82, 114.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.143, 47.988, 23.667)`
Decimal	`11714420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BF74, 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 #B2BF74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BF74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.6:1	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 #B2BF74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bf74; }
.text { color: #b2bf74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bf74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 191 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bf74, #8dbf74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B2BF74?: #B2BF74 is a desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BF74?: The RGB value is 178, 191, 116: 178 red, 191 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BF74?: The complementary color is #8174BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BF74?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.6:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.