What color is #B2E578?

#B2E578 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Last of Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2E578?

The RGB value is 178, 229, 120: 178 red, 229 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2E578?

The complementary color is #AB78E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2E578?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2E578 color

#B2E578 rgb(178, 229, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2E578 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 89.8% green and 47.1% blue (178, 229, 120).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 68% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 48% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Last of Lettuce (#AADD66), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.37:1).

#B2E578 color codes

HEX	`#B2E578`
RGB	`rgb(178, 229, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 89.8%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 68%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 48%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 48%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.43, -34.2, 47.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.43, 58.64, 125.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.769, 66.859, 28.049)`
Decimal	`11724152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2E578, 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 #B2E578	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2E578 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.37:1	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 #B2E578 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2e578; }
.text { color: #b2e578; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2e578; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 229 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2e578, #7be578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Kiwi.

Questions

What color is #B2E578?: #B2E578 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Last of Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2E578?: The RGB value is 178, 229, 120: 178 red, 229 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2E578?: The complementary color is #AB78E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2E578?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.