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#B8E22C Color

#B8E22C is rgb(184, 226, 44) in RGB, hsl(74, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 0%, 81%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8E22C
HEX#B8E22C
RGBrgb(184, 226, 44)
HSLhsl(74, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(74, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 0%, 81%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.3% 0.197 122.7)
LABlab(84.66% -30.70 75.07)
LCHlch(84.66% 81.11 112.24)

What #B8E22C 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 #B8E22C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 5.5Bitter Lemon#CAE00DΔE 9.88Pear#D1E231ΔE 10.25Limerick#9DC209ΔE 11.82Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 12.23Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 12.54

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

#B8E22C Channel Values

How #B8E22C 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 184 · G 226 · B 448-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 74° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 74° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 0% · Y 81% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.51:1 vs white · 13.95:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8E22C 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 text1.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8E22C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8E22C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8E22C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8E22C
Complementary
#572CE2
Analogous
#E2B22C
Analogous
#5DE22C
Triadic
#2CB8E2
Triadic
#E22CB8
Split comp.
#2C5DE2
Split comp.
#B22CE2

Tints & Shades of #B8E22C

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

#C1E647
#CBEA66
#D5EE81
#DFF2A1
#E8F6BC
#F3FADB

Shades

#A5CE1C
#8CAF18
#739014
#5A700F
#41510B
#273107

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8E22C.

How #B8E22C 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#B8E22C
Protanopia#DCDC2D
Protanomaly#CEDE2D
Deuteranopia#D5D533
Deuteranomaly#CADB30
Tritanopia#C7D5D5
Tritanomaly#C1DBAC
Achromatopsia#D2D2D2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8E22C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8e22c: #B8E22C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8E22C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8e22c': '#B8E22C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.886, blue: 0.173)
Android XML<color name="color_b8e22c">#B8E22C</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8E22C"

More Green Colors

#B8E22C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B8E22C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8E22C?

#B8E22C is a mid-tone green — rgb(184, 226, 44) in RGB and hsl(74, 76%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Vivid Lime Green (#A6D608), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.5.

What is the RGB value of #B8E22C?

#B8E22C is rgb(184, 226, 44) — red 184, green 226, and blue 44 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8E22C?

#B8E22C converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 0%, 81%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8E22C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8E22C scores 1.51:1 against white and 13.95:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8E22C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8E22C 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 12.54, which is visibly different.

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