What color is #B2CA90?

#B2CA90 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 #B2CA90?

The RGB value is 178, 202, 144: 178 red, 202 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CA90?

The complementary color is #A890CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CA90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CA90 color

#B2CA90 rgb(178, 202, 144)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2CA90 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.2% green and 56.5% blue (178, 202, 144).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 35% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.74:1).

#B2CA90 color codes

HEX	`#B2CA90`
RGB	`rgb(178, 202, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 35%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 29%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 29%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.3, -18.17, 26.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.3, 32.01, 124.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.514, 53.719, 34.404)`
Decimal	`11717264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CA90, 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 #B2CA90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CA90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.74:1	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 #B2CA90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ca90; }
.text { color: #b2ca90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ca90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 202 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ca90, #95ca90); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B2CA90?: #B2CA90 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 #B2CA90?: The RGB value is 178, 202, 144: 178 red, 202 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CA90?: The complementary color is #A890CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CA90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.74:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.