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#B2CA96 Color

#B2CA96 is rgb(178, 202, 150) in RGB, hsl(88, 33%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), visibly different at ΔE 10.91. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2CA96
HEX#B2CA96
RGBrgb(178, 202, 150)
HSLhsl(88, 33%, 69%)
HSVhsv(88, 26%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(80.8% 0.075 128.1)
LABlab(78.52% -15.24 23.24)
LCHlch(78.52% 27.79 123.26)

What #B2CA96 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 #B2CA96, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B2CA96 Channel Values

How #B2CA96 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 178 · G 202 · B 1508-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 88° · S 33% · L 69%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 88° · S 26% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.78:1 vs white · 11.78:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2CA96 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 text1.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.78:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B2CA96

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2CA96; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B2CA96

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2CA96.

How #B2CA96 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#B2CA96
Protanopia#C6C696
Protanomaly#BEC896
Deuteranopia#C2C297
Deuteranomaly#BCC697
Tritanopia#B8C4C4
Tritanomaly#B6C7B4
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2CA96 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2ca96: #B2CA96;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2CA96;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2ca96': '#B2CA96' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.792, blue: 0.588)
Android XML<color name="color_b2ca96">#B2CA96</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2CA96"

More Green Colors

#B2CA96 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B2CA96 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2CA96?

#B2CA96 is a light green — rgb(178, 202, 150) in RGB and hsl(88, 33%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Sea Green (#8FBC8F), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.91.

What is the RGB value of #B2CA96?

#B2CA96 is rgb(178, 202, 150) — red 178, green 202, and blue 150 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2CA96?

#B2CA96 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 0%, 26%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2CA96 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2CA96 scores 1.78:1 against white and 11.78:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2CA96 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2CA96 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 10.91, which is visibly different.

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