What color is #B7C597?

#B7C597 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C597?

The RGB value is 183, 197, 151: 183 red, 197 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C597?

The complementary color is #A597C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C597?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C597 color

#B7C597 rgb(183, 197, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7C597 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 77.3% green and 59.2% blue (183, 197, 151).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 28% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#B7C597 color codes

HEX	`#B7C597`
RGB	`rgb(183, 197, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 77.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 28%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 23%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 23%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.42, -12.75, 21.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.42, 25.02, 120.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.08, 52.234, 36.979)`
Decimal	`12043671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C597, 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 #B7C597	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C597 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #B7C597 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c597; }
.text { color: #b7c597; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c597; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 197 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c597, #a0c597); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B7C597?: #B7C597 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C597?: The RGB value is 183, 197, 151: 183 red, 197 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C597?: The complementary color is #A597C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C597?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.