What color is #B8D281?

#B8D281 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D281?

The RGB value is 184, 210, 129: 184 red, 210 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D281?

The complementary color is #9B81D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D281?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D281 color

#B8D281 rgb(184, 210, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8D281 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 82.4% green and 50.6% blue (184, 210, 129).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 47% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi (#AFD77F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.57:1).

#B8D281 color codes

HEX	`#B8D281`
RGB	`rgb(184, 210, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 82.4%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 47%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 39%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 39%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, -21.9, 37.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 43.25, 120.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.776, 57.868, 29.47)`
Decimal	`12112513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D281, 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 #B8D281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.57:1	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 #B8D281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d281; }
.text { color: #b8d281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 210 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d281, #90d281); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B8D281?: #B8D281 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Wasabi. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D281?: The RGB value is 184, 210, 129: 184 red, 210 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D281?: The complementary color is #9B81D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D281?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.57:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.