What color is #B9C576?

#B9C576 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C576?

The RGB value is 185, 197, 118: 185 red, 197 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C576?

The complementary color is #8276C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C576?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C576 color

#B9C576 rgb(185, 197, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9C576 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 77.3% green and 46.3% blue (185, 197, 118).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 41% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.31:1).

#B9C576 color codes

HEX	`#B9C576`
RGB	`rgb(185, 197, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 77.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 41%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 40%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 40%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.01, -16.36, 38.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.01, 41.57, 113.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.244, 51.555, 24.809)`
Decimal	`12174710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C576, 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 #B9C576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.31:1	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 #B9C576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c576; }
.text { color: #b9c576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 197 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c576, #92c576); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #B9C576?: #B9C576 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C576?: The RGB value is 185, 197, 118: 185 red, 197 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C576?: The complementary color is #8276C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C576?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.31:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.