What color is #B4D3A0?

#B4D3A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4D3A0?

The RGB value is 180, 211, 160: 180 red, 211 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4D3A0?

The complementary color is #BFA0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4D3A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4D3A0 color

#B4D3A0 rgb(180, 211, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4D3A0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 82.7% green and 62.7% blue (180, 211, 160).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 37% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.77:1).

#B4D3A0 color codes

HEX	`#B4D3A0`
RGB	`rgb(180, 211, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 82.7%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 37%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 24%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 24%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.2, -19.51, 21.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.2, 29.36, 131.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.461, 58.829, 42.053)`
Decimal	`11850656`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4D3A0, 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 #B4D3A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4D3A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.77:1	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 #B4D3A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4d3a0; }
.text { color: #b4d3a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4d3a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 211 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4d3a0, #a0d3a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B4D3A0?: #B4D3A0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4D3A0?: The RGB value is 180, 211, 160: 180 red, 211 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4D3A0?: The complementary color is #BFA0D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4D3A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.77:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.