What color is #B7E682?

#B7E682 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7E682?

The RGB value is 183, 230, 130: 183 red, 230 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7E682?

The complementary color is #B182E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7E682?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7E682 color

#B7E682 rgb(183, 230, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7E682 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 90.2% green and 51% blue (183, 230, 130).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 67% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sweet Mint Pesto (#BBEE99), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.65:1).

#B7E682 color codes

HEX	`#B7E682`
RGB	`rgb(183, 230, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 90.2%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 67%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 43%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 43%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.14, -31.71, 43.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.14, 54.03, 125.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.854, 68.272, 31.561)`
Decimal	`12052098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7E682, 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 #B7E682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7E682 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.65:1	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 #B7E682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7e682; }
.text { color: #b7e682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7e682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 230 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7e682, #85e682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Green.

Questions

What color is #B7E682?: #B7E682 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sweet Mint Pesto. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7E682?: The RGB value is 183, 230, 130: 183 red, 230 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7E682?: The complementary color is #B182E6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7E682?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.