What color is #B2D19E?

#B2D19E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2D19E?

The RGB value is 178, 209, 158: 178 red, 209 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2D19E?

The complementary color is #BD9ED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D19E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D19E color

#B2D19E rgb(178, 209, 158)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2D19E is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 82% green and 62% blue (178, 209, 158).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 36% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.51:1).

#B2D19E color codes

HEX	`#B2D19E`
RGB	`rgb(178, 209, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 82%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 36%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.48, -19.54, 21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.48, 29.41, 131.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.331, 57.534, 40.953)`
Decimal	`11719070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D19E, 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 #B2D19E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D19E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.51:1	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 #B2D19E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d19e; }
.text { color: #b2d19e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d19e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 209 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d19e, #9ed1a4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B2D19E?: #B2D19E is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2D19E?: The RGB value is 178, 209, 158: 178 red, 209 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D19E?: The complementary color is #BD9ED1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D19E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.