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#B4E694 Color

#B4E694 is rgb(180, 230, 148) in RGB, hsl(97, 62%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 36%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4E694
HEX#B4E694
RGBrgb(180, 230, 148)
HSLhsl(97, 62%, 74%)
HSVhsv(97, 36%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 36%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.12 133.9)
LABlab(86.34% -27.45 34.56)
LCHlch(86.34% 44.14 128.46)

What #B4E694 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 #B4E694, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 6.75Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 7.97Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 10.24Pistachio#93C572ΔE 11.92Medium Spring Bud#C9DC87ΔE 12.16Light Green#90EE90ΔE 15.68

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

#B4E694 Channel Values

How #B4E694 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 180 · G 230 · B 1488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 62% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 36% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.43:1 vs white · 14.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4E694 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 text1.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4E694 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4E694

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4E694; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4E694
Complementary
#C694E6
Analogous
#DCE694
Analogous
#94E69D
Triadic
#94B3E6
Triadic
#E694B3
Split comp.
#9D94E6
Split comp.
#E694DC

Tints & Shades of #B4E694

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

#BCE9A0
#C8EDB1
#D0EFBD
#DCF3CD
#E5F6DA
#F0FAEA

Shades

#96DC6A
#79D241
#60B62B
#4A8C21
#346317
#1F3A0E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4E694.

How #B4E694 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#B4E694
Protanopia#DFDF94
Protanomaly#CFE294
Deuteranopia#D7D796
Deuteranomaly#CADD95
Tritanopia#BFDEDE
Tritanomaly#BBE1C5
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4E694 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4e694: #B4E694;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4E694;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4e694': '#B4E694' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.902, blue: 0.580)
Android XML<color name="color_b4e694">#B4E694</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4E694"

More Green Colors

#B4E694 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4E694 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4E694?

#B4E694 is a light green — rgb(180, 230, 148) in RGB and hsl(97, 62%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #B4E694?

#B4E694 is rgb(180, 230, 148) — red 180, green 230, and blue 148 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4E694?

#B4E694 converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 36%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4E694 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4E694 scores 1.43:1 against white and 14.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4E694 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4E694 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 15.68, which is visibly different.

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