What color is #B7CA98?

#B7CA98 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 #B7CA98?

The RGB value is 183, 202, 152: 183 red, 202 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CA98?

The complementary color is #AB98CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CA98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CA98 color

#B7CA98 rgb(183, 202, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7CA98 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.2% green and 59.6% blue (183, 202, 152).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 32% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.92:1).

#B7CA98 color codes

HEX	`#B7CA98`
RGB	`rgb(183, 202, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.2%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 32%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 25%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 25%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.8, -15.14, 22.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.8, 27.44, 123.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.316, 54.575, 37.794)`
Decimal	`12044952`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CA98, 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 #B7CA98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CA98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.92:1	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 #B7CA98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ca98; }
.text { color: #b7ca98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ca98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 202 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ca98, #9eca98); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B7CA98?: #B7CA98 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 #B7CA98?: The RGB value is 183, 202, 152: 183 red, 202 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CA98?: The complementary color is #AB98CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CA98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.92:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.