What color is #B3D874?

#B3D874 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3D874?

The RGB value is 179, 216, 116: 179 red, 216 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3D874?

The complementary color is #9974D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3D874?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3D874 color

#B3D874 rgb(179, 216, 116)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3D874 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 84.7% green and 45.5% blue (179, 216, 116).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 56% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 46% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#B3D874 color codes

HEX	`#B3D874`
RGB	`rgb(179, 216, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 84.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 56%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 46%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 46%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.81, -28.2, 45.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.81, 53.21, 122.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.298, 59.956, 25.653)`
Decimal	`11786356`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3D874, 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 #B3D874	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3D874 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #B3D874 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3d874; }
.text { color: #b3d874; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3d874; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 216 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3d874, #81d874); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B3D874?: #B3D874 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3D874?: The RGB value is 179, 216, 116: 179 red, 216 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3D874?: The complementary color is #9974D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3D874?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.