What color is #B0CAAA?

#B0CAAA 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 #B0CAAA?

The RGB value is 176, 202, 170: 176 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CAAA?

The complementary color is #C4AACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CAAA?

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.

#B0CAAA color

#B0CAAA rgb(176, 202, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0CAAA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 79.2% green and 66.7% blue (176, 202, 170).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B0CAAA color codes

HEX	`#B0CAAA`
RGB	`rgb(176, 202, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 79.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 16%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.68, -14.74, 13.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.68, 19.71, 138.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.279, 54.373, 46.079)`
Decimal	`11586218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CAAA, 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 #B0CAAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CAAA 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 #B0CAAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0caaa; }
.text { color: #b0caaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0caaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 202 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0caaa, #aacab4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #B0CAAA?: #B0CAAA 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 #B0CAAA?: The RGB value is 176, 202, 170: 176 red, 202 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CAAA?: The complementary color is #C4AACA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CAAA?: 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.