What color is #B7C949?

#B7C949 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C949?

The RGB value is 183, 201, 73: 183 red, 201 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C949?

The complementary color is #5B49C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C949?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C949 color

#B7C949 rgb(183, 201, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7C949 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 78.8% green and 28.6% blue (183, 201, 73).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 54% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 64% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Celery (#B4C04C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#B7C949 color codes

HEX	`#B7C949`
RGB	`rgb(183, 201, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 78.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 54%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 64%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 64%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.47, -23.22, 59.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.47, 64.07, 111.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.619, 52.322, 14.209)`
Decimal	`12044617`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C949, 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 #B7C949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #B7C949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c949; }
.text { color: #b7c949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 201 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c949, #77c949); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B7C949?: #B7C949 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celery. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C949?: The RGB value is 183, 201, 73: 183 red, 201 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C949?: The complementary color is #5B49C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C949?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.