What color is #B2C38D?

#B2C38D 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 #B2C38D?

The RGB value is 178, 195, 141: 178 red, 195 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C38D?

The complementary color is #9E8DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C38D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C38D color

#B2C38D rgb(178, 195, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2C38D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 76.5% green and 55.3% blue (178, 195, 141).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 31% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#B2C38D color codes

HEX	`#B2C38D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 195, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 76.5%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 31%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 28%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 28%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, -15.06, 25.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 29.43, 120.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.682, 50.418, 32.677)`
Decimal	`11715469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C38D, 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 #B2C38D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C38D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #B2C38D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c38d; }
.text { color: #b2c38d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c38d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 195 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c38d, #97c38d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B2C38D?: #B2C38D 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 #B2C38D?: The RGB value is 178, 195, 141: 178 red, 195 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C38D?: The complementary color is #9E8DC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C38D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.