What color is #B8E396?

#B8E396 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8E396?

The RGB value is 184, 227, 150: 184 red, 227 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8E396?

The complementary color is #C196E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8E396?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8E396 color

#B8E396 rgb(184, 227, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8E396 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 89% green and 58.8% blue (184, 227, 150).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 58% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Sage Sensation (#B2E191), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#B8E396 color codes

HEX	`#B8E396`
RGB	`rgb(184, 227, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 89%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 58%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 34%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 34%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.67, -27.36, 33.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.67, 43.01, 129.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.74, 67.33, 39.066)`
Decimal	`12116886`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8E396, 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 #B8E396	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8E396 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #B8E396 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8e396; }
.text { color: #b8e396; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8e396; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 227 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8e396, #96e39b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8E396?: #B8E396 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8E396?: The RGB value is 184, 227, 150: 184 red, 227 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8E396?: The complementary color is #C196E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8E396?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.