What color is #B0C9B5?

#B0C9B5 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 #B0C9B5?

The RGB value is 176, 201, 181: 176 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0C9B5?

The complementary color is #C9B0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0C9B5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0C9B5 color

#B0C9B5 rgb(176, 201, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0C9B5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 78.8% green and 71% blue (176, 201, 181).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

#B0C9B5 color codes

HEX	`#B0C9B5`
RGB	`rgb(176, 201, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 78.8%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 10%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.66, -12.26, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.66, 14.2, 149.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.13, 54.339, 51.713)`
Decimal	`11585973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0C9B5, 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 #B0C9B5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0C9B5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #B0C9B5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0c9b5; }
.text { color: #b0c9b5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0c9b5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 201 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0c9b5, #b0c9c2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B0C9B5?: #B0C9B5 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 #B0C9B5?: The RGB value is 176, 201, 181: 176 red, 201 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0C9B5?: The complementary color is #C9B0C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0C9B5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.