What color is #B2FFCA?

#B2FFCA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Neo Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2FFCA?

The RGB value is 178, 255, 202: 178 red, 255 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2FFCA?

The complementary color is #FFB2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2FFCA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2FFCA color

#B2FFCA rgb(178, 255, 202)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2FFCA is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 100% green and 79.2% blue (178, 255, 202).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Neo Mint (#AAFFCC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.05:1).

#B2FFCA color codes

HEX	`#B2FFCA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 255, 202)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 100%, 79.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 21%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.99, -34.08, 17.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.99, 38.51, 152.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.777, 85.246, 68.907)`
Decimal	`11730890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2FFCA, 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 #B2FFCA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2FFCA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.05:1	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 #B2FFCA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2ffca; }
.text { color: #b2ffca; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2ffca; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 255 202 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2ffca, #b2fff1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Seafoam Green.

Questions

What color is #B2FFCA?: #B2FFCA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Neo Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2FFCA?: The RGB value is 178, 255, 202: 178 red, 255 green and 202 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2FFCA?: The complementary color is #FFB2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2FFCA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.05:1 and white text 1.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.