What color is #B2C298?

#B2C298 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C298?

The RGB value is 178, 194, 152: 178 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C298?

The complementary color is #A898C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C298 color

#B2C298 rgb(178, 194, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2C298 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 76.1% green and 59.6% blue (178, 194, 152).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 26% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

#B2C298 color codes

HEX	`#B2C298`
RGB	`rgb(178, 194, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 76.1%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 26%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.26, -12.9, 19.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.26, 23.25, 123.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.319, 50.315, 37.129)`
Decimal	`11715224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C298, 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 #B2C298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #B2C298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c298; }
.text { color: #b2c298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 194 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c298, #9dc298); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B2C298?: #B2C298 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C298?: The RGB value is 178, 194, 152: 178 red, 194 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C298?: The complementary color is #A898C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.