What color is #B4DC17?

#B4DC17 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color King Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4DC17?

The RGB value is 180, 220, 23: 180 red, 220 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4DC17?

The complementary color is #3F17DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4DC17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4DC17 color

#B4DC17 rgb(180, 220, 23)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4DC17 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 86.3% green and 9% blue (180, 220, 23).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 81% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 90% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is King Lime (#ADD900), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.19:1).

#B4DC17 color codes

HEX	`#B4DC17`
RGB	`rgb(180, 220, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 86.3%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 81%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 90%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 90%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.35, -35.48, 78.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.35, 86.29, 114.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.571, 60.951, 10.227)`
Decimal	`11852823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4DC17, 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 #B4DC17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4DC17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.19:1	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 #B4DC17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4dc17; }
.text { color: #b4dc17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4dc17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 220 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4dc17, #52dc17); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B4DC17?: #B4DC17 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color King Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4DC17?: The RGB value is 180, 220, 23: 180 red, 220 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4DC17?: The complementary color is #3F17DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4DC17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.19:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.