What color is #B2C592?

#B2C592 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C592?

The RGB value is 178, 197, 146: 178 red, 197 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C592?

The complementary color is #A592C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C592?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C592 color

#B2C592 rgb(178, 197, 146)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2C592 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 77.3% green and 57.3% blue (178, 197, 146).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 31% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#B2C592 color codes

HEX	`#B2C592`
RGB	`rgb(178, 197, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 77.3%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 31%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 26%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 26%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, -15.35, 23.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 28.07, 123.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.514, 51.473, 34.831)`
Decimal	`11715986`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C592, 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 #B2C592	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C592 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #B2C592 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c592; }
.text { color: #b2c592; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c592; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 197 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c592, #98c592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B2C592?: #B2C592 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C592?: The RGB value is 178, 197, 146: 178 red, 197 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C592?: The complementary color is #A592C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C592?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.