What color is #B8D395?

#B8D395 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8D395?

The RGB value is 184, 211, 149: 184 red, 211 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8D395?

The complementary color is #B095D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8D395?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8D395 color

#B8D395 rgb(184, 211, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8D395 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 82.7% green and 58.4% blue (184, 211, 149).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 41% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.79:1).

#B8D395 color codes

HEX	`#B8D395`
RGB	`rgb(184, 211, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 82.7%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 41%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 29%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 29%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.26, -19.73, 27.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.26, 34.1, 125.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.486, 58.948, 37.252)`
Decimal	`12112789`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8D395, 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 #B8D395	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8D395 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.79:1	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 #B8D395 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8d395; }
.text { color: #b8d395; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8d395; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 211 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8d395, #99d395); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8D395?: #B8D395 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8D395?: The RGB value is 184, 211, 149: 184 red, 211 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8D395?: The complementary color is #B095D3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8D395?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.