What color is #B8F237?

#B8F237 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lurid Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8F237?

The RGB value is 184, 242, 55: 184 red, 242 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8F237?

The complementary color is #7137F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8F237?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8F237 color

#B8F237 rgb(184, 242, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8F237 is a vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 94.9% green and 21.6% blue (184, 242, 55).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 88% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 77% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Lurid Lettuce (#B4F319), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#B8F237 color codes

HEX	`#B8F237`
RGB	`rgb(184, 242, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 94.9%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 88%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 77%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 77%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.91, -42.7, 77.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.91, 88.28, 118.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.209, 73.97, 15.141)`
Decimal	`12120631`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8F237, 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 #B8F237	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8F237 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #B8F237 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8f237; }
.text { color: #b8f237; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8f237; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 242 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8f237, #5af237); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Green Yellow.

Questions

What color is #B8F237?: #B8F237 is a vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lurid Lettuce. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8F237?: The RGB value is 184, 242, 55: 184 red, 242 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8F237?: The complementary color is #7137F2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8F237?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.