What color is #B2BF94?

#B2BF94 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BF94?

The RGB value is 178, 191, 148: 178 red, 191 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BF94?

The complementary color is #A194BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BF94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BF94 color

#B2BF94 rgb(178, 191, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2BF94 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.9% green and 58% blue (178, 191, 148).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 25% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.77:1).

#B2BF94 color codes

HEX	`#B2BF94`
RGB	`rgb(178, 191, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 25%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 23%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.37, -11.97, 20.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.37, 23.52, 120.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.336, 48.865, 35.213)`
Decimal	`11714452`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BF94, 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 #B2BF94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BF94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.77:1	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 #B2BF94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bf94; }
.text { color: #b2bf94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bf94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 191 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bf94, #9dbf94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B2BF94?: #B2BF94 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BF94?: The RGB value is 178, 191, 148: 178 red, 191 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BF94?: The complementary color is #A194BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BF94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.77:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.