What color is #B7CB9C?

#B7CB9C 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 #B7CB9C?

The RGB value is 183, 203, 156: 183 red, 203 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CB9C?

The complementary color is #B09CCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CB9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CB9C color

#B7CB9C rgb(183, 203, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7CB9C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 79.6% green and 61.2% blue (183, 203, 156).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 31% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#B7CB9C color codes

HEX	`#B7CB9C`
RGB	`rgb(183, 203, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 79.6%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 31%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 23%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.14, -15.04, 21.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.14, 26.03, 125.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.884, 55.179, 39.627)`
Decimal	`12045212`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CB9C, 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 #B7CB9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CB9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #B7CB9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7cb9c; }
.text { color: #b7cb9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7cb9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 203 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7cb9c, #a0cb9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B7CB9C?: #B7CB9C 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 #B7CB9C?: The RGB value is 183, 203, 156: 183 red, 203 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CB9C?: The complementary color is #B09CCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CB9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.