What color is #B7CA8B?

#B7CA8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CA8B?

The RGB value is 183, 202, 139: 183 red, 202 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CA8B?

The complementary color is #9E8BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CA8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CA8B color

#B7CA8B rgb(183, 202, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7CA8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.2% green and 54.5% blue (183, 202, 139).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 37% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.83:1).

#B7CA8B color codes

HEX	`#B7CA8B`
RGB	`rgb(183, 202, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 37%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 31%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 31%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.56, -17.01, 29.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.56, 33.96, 120.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.309, 54.172, 32.49)`
Decimal	`12044939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CA8B, 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 #B7CA8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CA8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.83:1	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 #B7CA8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ca8b; }
.text { color: #b7ca8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ca8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 202 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ca8b, #98ca8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B7CA8B?: #B7CA8B is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CA8B?: The RGB value is 183, 202, 139: 183 red, 202 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CA8B?: The complementary color is #9E8BCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CA8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.83:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.