What color is #B2BF84?

#B2BF84 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BF84?

The RGB value is 178, 191, 132: 178 red, 191 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BF84?

The complementary color is #9184BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BF84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BF84 color

#B2BF84 rgb(178, 191, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2BF84 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.9% green and 51.8% blue (178, 191, 132).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 32% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#B2BF84 color codes

HEX	`#B2BF84`
RGB	`rgb(178, 191, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 32%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 31%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 31%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.07, -14.28, 28.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.07, 31.74, 116.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.156, 48.393, 28.998)`
Decimal	`11714436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BF84, 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 #B2BF84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BF84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #B2BF84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bf84; }
.text { color: #b2bf84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bf84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 191 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bf84, #94bf84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B2BF84?: #B2BF84 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BF84?: The RGB value is 178, 191, 132: 178 red, 191 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BF84?: The complementary color is #9184BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BF84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.