What color is #B2D9AA?

#B2D9AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2D9AA?

The RGB value is 178, 217, 170: 178 red, 217 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2D9AA?

The complementary color is #D1AAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D9AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D9AA color

#B2D9AA rgb(178, 217, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2D9AA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 85.1% green and 66.7% blue (178, 217, 170).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 38% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.4:1).

#B2D9AA color codes

HEX	`#B2D9AA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 217, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 85.1%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 38%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 22%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 22%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.91, -21.56, 19.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.91, 28.76, 138.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.427, 61.992, 47.331)`
Decimal	`11721130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D9AA, 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 #B2D9AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D9AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.4:1	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 #B2D9AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d9aa; }
.text { color: #b2d9aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d9aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 217 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d9aa, #aad9ba); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2D9AA?: #B2D9AA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2D9AA?: The RGB value is 178, 217, 170: 178 red, 217 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D9AA?: The complementary color is #D1AAD9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D9AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.4:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.