What color is #B7CA9D?

#B7CA9D 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 #B7CA9D?

The RGB value is 183, 202, 157: 183 red, 202 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CA9D?

The complementary color is #B09DCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CA9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CA9D color

#B7CA9D rgb(183, 202, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7CA9D is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.2% green and 61.6% blue (183, 202, 157).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#B7CA9D color codes

HEX	`#B7CA9D`
RGB	`rgb(183, 202, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.2%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 22%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 22%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.89, -14.38, 20.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.89, 24.94, 125.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.734, 54.742, 39.996)`
Decimal	`12044957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CA9D, 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 #B7CA9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CA9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #B7CA9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ca9d; }
.text { color: #b7ca9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ca9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 202 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ca9d, #a1ca9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B7CA9D?: #B7CA9D 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 #B7CA9D?: The RGB value is 183, 202, 157: 183 red, 202 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CA9D?: The complementary color is #B09DCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CA9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.