What color is #B7C39B?

#B7C39B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C39B?

The RGB value is 183, 195, 155: 183 red, 195 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C39B?

The complementary color is #A79BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C39B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C39B color

#B7C39B rgb(183, 195, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7C39B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 76.5% green and 60.8% blue (183, 195, 155).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#B7C39B color codes

HEX	`#B7C39B`
RGB	`rgb(183, 195, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 76.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 21%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.96, -11.11, 18.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.96, 21.8, 120.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.959, 51.464, 38.569)`
Decimal	`12043163`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C39B, 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 #B7C39B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C39B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #B7C39B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c39b; }
.text { color: #b7c39b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c39b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 195 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c39b, #a3c39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B7C39B?: #B7C39B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C39B?: The RGB value is 183, 195, 155: 183 red, 195 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C39B?: The complementary color is #A79BC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C39B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.