What color is #B2DA94?

#B2DA94 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2DA94?

The RGB value is 178, 218, 148: 178 red, 218 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2DA94?

The complementary color is #BC94DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2DA94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2DA94 color

#B2DA94 rgb(178, 218, 148)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2DA94 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 85.5% green and 58% blue (178, 218, 148).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 49% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#B2DA94 color codes

HEX	`#B2DA94`
RGB	`rgb(178, 218, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 85.5%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 49%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 32%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 32%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.78, -25.46, 30.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.78, 39.57, 130.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.776, 61.745, 37.359)`
Decimal	`11721364`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2DA94, 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 #B2DA94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2DA94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #B2DA94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2da94; }
.text { color: #b2da94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2da94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 218 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2da94, #94da99); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B2DA94?: #B2DA94 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2DA94?: The RGB value is 178, 218, 148: 178 red, 218 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2DA94?: The complementary color is #BC94DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2DA94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.