What color is #B3F45D?

#B3F45D is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3F45D?

The RGB value is 179, 244, 93: 179 red, 244 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3F45D?

The complementary color is #9E5DF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3F45D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3F45D color

#B3F45D rgb(179, 244, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3F45D is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 95.7% green and 36.5% blue (179, 244, 93).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 87% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 62% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.02:1).

#B3F45D color codes

HEX	`#B3F45D`
RGB	`rgb(179, 244, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 95.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 87%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 62%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 62%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.43, -43.1, 64.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.43, 77.42, 123.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.917, 75.074, 22.057)`
Decimal	`11793501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3F45D, 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 #B3F45D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3F45D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.02:1	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 #B3F45D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3f45d; }
.text { color: #b3f45d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3f45d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 244 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3f45d, #67f45d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3F45D?: #B3F45D is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Inchworm. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3F45D?: The RGB value is 179, 244, 93: 179 red, 244 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3F45D?: The complementary color is #9E5DF4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3F45D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.02:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.