What color is #B2D9B3?

#B2D9B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2D9B3?

The RGB value is 178, 217, 179: 178 red, 217 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2D9B3?

The complementary color is #D9B2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2D9B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2D9B3 color

#B2D9B3 rgb(178, 217, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2D9B3 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 85.1% green and 70.2% blue (178, 217, 179).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 34% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#B2D9B3 color codes

HEX	`#B2D9B3`
RGB	`rgb(178, 217, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 85.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 34%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 18%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 18%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.1, -20.02, 14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.1, 24.75, 143.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.308, 62.344, 51.97)`
Decimal	`11721139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2D9B3, 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 #B2D9B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2D9B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #B2D9B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2d9b3; }
.text { color: #b2d9b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2d9b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 217 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2d9b3, #b2d9c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2D9B3?: #B2D9B3 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2D9B3?: The RGB value is 178, 217, 179: 178 red, 217 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2D9B3?: The complementary color is #D9B2D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2D9B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.