What color is #B8FF6F?

#B8FF6F is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8FF6F?

The RGB value is 184, 255, 111: 184 red, 255 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8FF6F?

The complementary color is #B66FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8FF6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8FF6F color

#B8FF6F rgb(184, 255, 111)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8FF6F is a light, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 100% green and 43.5% blue (184, 255, 111).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 100% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Lima (#A9F971), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.57:1).

#B8FF6F color codes

HEX	`#B8FF6F`
RGB	`rgb(184, 255, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 100%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 100%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 56%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 56%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(92.95, -44.56, 60.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(92.95, 75.33, 126.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.396, 82.856, 27.952)`
Decimal	`12124015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8FF6F, 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 #B8FF6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8FF6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.57:1	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 #B8FF6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ff6f; }
.text { color: #b8ff6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ff6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 255 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ff6f, #70ff6f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B8FF6F?: #B8FF6F is a light, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Lima. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8FF6F?: The RGB value is 184, 255, 111: 184 red, 255 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8FF6F?: The complementary color is #B66FFF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8FF6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 and white text 1.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.