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#b1ff3c

a balanced, electric green · neutral · “Green Yellow”

RGB
177, 255, 60
HSL
84°, 100%, 62%
CMYK
31, 0, 77, 0
Luminance
0.8119

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b1ff3c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b1ff3c
Hue
84°
green
Saturation
100%
electric
Lightness
62%
balanced
Brightness
100%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8119
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
45/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.24:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 0.7
Where it sits
Hue84° of 360°
Saturation100%
Lightness62%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool45% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#b1ff3c
RGBrgb(177, 255, 60)
HSLhsl(84, 100%, 62%)
CMYKcmyk(31%, 0%, 77%, 0%)
LABlab(92.2 -50.5 78.8)
LCHlch(92.2 93.6 122.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.916 0.226 129.7)
Decimal11665212
Display P3color(display-p3 0.694 1.000 0.235)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b1ff3c;
background-color: #b1ff3c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b1ff3c] bg-[#b1ff3c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b1ff3c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.694, green: 1.000, blue: 0.235)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b1ff3c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB1FF3C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(60, 255, 177)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #b1ff3c · 17.24:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.24:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #b1ff3c as text scores 1.22:1 on white and 17.24:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b1ff3c on white: 1.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b1ff3c on black: 17.24:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEC00
deuteranopia · #FFE751
tritanopia · #B6F4DB

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b1ff3c is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F9FEF1
#F2FCE3
#E4FCC0
#D2FF8F
#b1ff3c
#A5FF1F
#93F500
#7ACC00
#62A300
#487605
#2D4903
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F9FEF1Darkest = 950 · #2D4903
:root {
  --brand-50: #F9FEF1;
  --brand-100: #F2FCE3;
  --brand-200: #E4FCC0;
  --brand-300: #D2FF8F;
  --brand-400: #b1ff3c;
  --brand-500: #A5FF1F;
  --brand-600: #93F500;
  --brand-700: #7ACC00;
  --brand-800: #62A300;
  --brand-900: #487605;
  --brand-950: #2D4903;
  --brand: #b1ff3c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #b1ff3c

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DBEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#7B9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#593CFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#4D8000
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F5FFE5
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1E2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #b1ff3c

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#8A3CFF
Analogous left#FFEC3C
Analogous right#50FF3C
Split-complement 1#3C50FF
Split-complement 2#EC3CFF
Triadic 1#3CB1FF
Triadic 2#FF3CB1
Tetradic#3CFFEC

RGB percentages

Red69.4%
Green100.0%
Blue23.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan30.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow76.5%
Key (black)0.0%

Color previews

#b1ff3c text on a black background

contrast 17.24:1

Card sample

#b1ff3c text on a white background

contrast 1.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b1ff3c;
Background color
Panel with #b1ff3c background
background-color: #b1ff3c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b1ff3c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(177, 255, 60, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(177, 255, 60, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b1ff3c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b1ff3c, #3CFF49);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b1ff3c

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#b1ff3c in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#b1ff3c, answered

What color is #b1ff3c?

#b1ff3c is a balanced electric green — the CSS keyword Green Yellow. It sits at 84° on the hue wheel with 100% saturation and 62% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #b1ff3c?

rgb(177, 255, 60) — 177 red, 255 green and 60 blue out of 255, or 69.4% / 100% / 23.5% by channel.

Is #b1ff3c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8119 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 17.24:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b1ff3c?

Black. It scores 17.24:1 against #b1ff3c, versus 1.22:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #b1ff3c?

#8A3CFF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #3C50FF and #EC3CFF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b1ff3c?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #DBEDC0 for borders, #7B9B4B for secondary text, #593CFF as an accent and #4D8000 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FFEC3C and #50FF3C stays calm, while #8A3CFF is the loudest partner.

What is #b1ff3c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(31%, 0%, 77%, 0%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #b1ff3c warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 45 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #F9FF3C; nudged cooler, #6AFF3C.

Work with #b1ff3c in the Color Lab