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#B1E477 Color

#B1E477 is rgb(177, 228, 119) in RGB, hsl(88, 67%, 68%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 48%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1E477
HEX#B1E477
RGBrgb(177, 228, 119)
HSLhsl(88, 67%, 68%)
HSVhsv(88, 48%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 48%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86% 0.149 129.7)
LABlab(85.26% -30.29 47.21)
LCHlch(85.26% 56.09 122.69)

What #B1E477 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B1E477, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 9.99Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 13.51June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 13.88Mindaro#E3F988ΔE 14.7Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 14.79Pistachio#93C572ΔE 15.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B1E477 Channel Values

How #B1E477 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 177 · G 228 · B 1198-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 67% · L 68%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 48% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1E477 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1E477 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1E477

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1E477; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1E477
Complementary
#AA77E4
Analogous
#E4E077
Analogous
#7AE477
Triadic
#77B1E4
Triadic
#E477B1
Split comp.
#777AE4
Split comp.
#E077E4

Tints & Shades of #B1E477

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BBE788
#C7EC9D
#D1EFAE
#DAF2BF
#E4F6D0
#F0FAE5

Shades

#9BDC50
#85D52A
#6DAF23
#53841A
#3B5E13
#23370B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1E477.

How #B1E477 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B1E477
Protanopia#DCDC77
Protanomaly#CCDF77
Deuteranopia#D5D57A
Deuteranomaly#C8DB79
Tritanopia#BEDADA
Tritanomaly#B9DEBB
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1E477 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b1e477: #B1E477;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1E477;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1e477': '#B1E477' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.894, blue: 0.467)
Android XML<color name="color_b1e477">#B1E477</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1E477"

More Green Colors

#B1E477 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B1E477 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1E477?

#B1E477 is a light green — rgb(177, 228, 119) in RGB and hsl(88, 67%, 68%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Yellow-green (Crayola) (#C5E384), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.99.

What is the RGB value of #B1E477?

#B1E477 is rgb(177, 228, 119) — red 177, green 228, and blue 119 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1E477?

#B1E477 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 48%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1E477 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1E477 scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1E477 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1E477 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 16.75, which is visibly different.

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