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#b2f47b

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Pale Green

RGB
178, 244, 123
HSL
93°, 85%, 72%
CMYK
27, 0, 50, 4
Luminance
0.7560

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b2f47b is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b2f47b
Hue
93°
green
Saturation
85%
electric
Lightness
72%
light
Brightness
96%
HSV value
Perceived
84%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7560
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
51/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.12:1
Closest name
Pale Green
ΔE2000 6.5
Where it sits
Hue93° of 360°
Saturation85%
Lightness72%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool51% 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#b2f47b
RGBrgb(178, 244, 123)
HSLhsl(93, 85%, 72%)
CMYKcmyk(27%, 0%, 50%, 4%)
LABlab(89.7 -40.6 51.4)
LCHlch(89.7 65.5 128.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.897 0.167 132.5)
Decimal11727995
Display P3color(display-p3 0.698 0.957 0.482)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b2f47b;
background-color: #b2f47b;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b2f47b] bg-[#b2f47b]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b2f47b;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.698, green: 0.957, blue: 0.482)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b2f47b")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB2F47B)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(123, 244, 178)

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 #b2f47b · 16.12:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.30:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.12:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #b2f47b as text scores 1.30:1 on white and 16.12:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b2f47b on white: 1.30:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b2f47b on black: 16.12:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FDE570
deuteranopia · #F3E083
tritanopia · #B4ECD8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b2f47b 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.

#F7FCF2
#EFFAE6
#DCF7C5
#C3F697
#b2f47b
#86EE30
#71E213
#5EBC10
#4B970D
#396D0E
#244408
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F7FCF2Darkest = 950 · #244408
:root {
  --brand-50: #F7FCF2;
  --brand-100: #EFFAE6;
  --brand-200: #DCF7C5;
  --brand-300: #C3F697;
  --brand-400: #b2f47b;
  --brand-500: #86EE30;
  --brand-600: #71E213;
  --brand-700: #5EBC10;
  --brand-800: #4B970D;
  --brand-900: #396D0E;
  --brand-950: #244408;
  --brand: #b2f47b;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #b2f47b

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D4EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#6F9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#9E78F7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#3B760A
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F1FDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1B2414
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 #b2f47b

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
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • 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
  • White text placed on it
  • 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#BD7BF4
Analogous left#EFF47B
Analogous right#7BF481
Split-complement 1#817BF4
Split-complement 2#F47BEF
Triadic 1#7BB2F4
Triadic 2#F47BB2
Tetradic#7BEFF4

RGB percentages

Red69.8%
Green95.7%
Blue48.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan27.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow49.6%
Key (black)4.3%

Color previews

#b2f47b text on a black background

contrast 16.12:1

Card sample

#b2f47b text on a white background

contrast 1.30:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b2f47b;
Background color
Panel with #b2f47b background
background-color: #b2f47b;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b2f47b;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(178, 244, 123, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(178, 244, 123, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b2f47b;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b2f47b, #7BF495);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b2f47b

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.

#b2f47b 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
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

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

#b2f47b, answered

What color is #b2f47b?

#b2f47b is a light electric green, closest to Pale Green (ΔE2000 6.5). It sits at 93° on the hue wheel with 85% saturation and 72% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #b2f47b?

rgb(178, 244, 123) — 178 red, 244 green and 123 blue out of 255, or 69.8% / 95.7% / 48.2% by channel.

Is #b2f47b a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7560 and perceived brightness is 84%, so black text on it reaches 16.12:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b2f47b?

Black. It scores 16.12:1 against #b2f47b, versus 1.30:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #b2f47b?

#BD7BF4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #817BF4 and #F47BEF, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b2f47b?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D4EDC0 for borders, #6F9B4B for secondary text, #9E78F7 as an accent and #3B760A for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #EFF47B and #7BF481 stays calm, while #BD7BF4 is the loudest partner.

What is #b2f47b in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(27%, 0%, 50%, 4%). 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 #b2f47b warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 51 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #DEF47B; nudged cooler, #85F57A.

Work with #b2f47b in the Color Lab