What color is #B0C8AE?

#B0C8AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B0C8AE?

The RGB value is 176, 200, 174: 176 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C8AE?

The complementary color is #C6AEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C8AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C8AE color

#B0C8AE rgb(176, 200, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0C8AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 78.4% green and 68.2% blue (176, 200, 174).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 19% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.72:1).

#B0C8AE color codes

HEX	`#B0C8AE`
RGB	`rgb(176, 200, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 78.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 19%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 13%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.22, -13.02, 10.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.22, 16.6, 141.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.197, 53.594, 47.947)`
Decimal	`11585710`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C8AE, 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 #B0C8AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C8AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.72:1	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 #B0C8AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c8ae; }
.text { color: #b0c8ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c8ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 200 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c8ae, #aec8b9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0C8AE?: #B0C8AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B0C8AE?: The RGB value is 176, 200, 174: 176 red, 200 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C8AE?: The complementary color is #C6AEC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C8AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.72:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.