What color is #B0C2AD?

#B0C2AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C2AD?

The RGB value is 176, 194, 173: 176 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C2AD?

The complementary color is #BFADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C2AD color

#B0C2AD rgb(176, 194, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0C2AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 76.1% green and 67.8% blue (176, 194, 173).

Its hue angle is 111°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.17:1).

#B0C2AD color codes

HEX	`#B0C2AD`
RGB	`rgb(176, 194, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 76.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(111, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(111, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.58, -10.1, 8.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.58, 13.19, 139.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.738, 50.83, 46.981)`
Decimal	`11584173`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C2AD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B0C2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B0C2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c2ad; }
.text { color: #b0c2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 194 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c2ad, #adc2b4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0C2AD?: #B0C2AD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C2AD?: The RGB value is 176, 194, 173: 176 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C2AD?: The complementary color is #BFADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.17:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.