What color is #B3CA4C?

#B3CA4C is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CA4C?

The RGB value is 179, 202, 76: 179 red, 202 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CA4C?

The complementary color is #634CCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CA4C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CA4C color

#B3CA4C rgb(179, 202, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3CA4C is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 79.2% green and 29.8% blue (179, 202, 76).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 54% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Tender Shoot (#ACCB35), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.47:1).

#B3CA4C color codes

HEX	`#B3CA4C`
RGB	`rgb(179, 202, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 79.2%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 54%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 62%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 62%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.49, -25.12, 58.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.49, 63.58, 113.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.016, 52.347, 14.779)`
Decimal	`11782732`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CA4C, 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 #B3CA4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CA4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.47:1	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 #B3CA4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ca4c; }
.text { color: #b3ca4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ca4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 202 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ca4c, #74ca4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B3CA4C?: #B3CA4C is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Tender Shoot. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CA4C?: The RGB value is 179, 202, 76: 179 red, 202 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CA4C?: The complementary color is #634CCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CA4C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.47:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.