What color is #B0CEB0?

#B0CEB0 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 #B0CEB0?

The RGB value is 176, 206, 176: 176 red, 206 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B0CEB0?

The complementary color is #CEB0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B0CEB0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B0CEB0 color

#B0CEB0 rgb(176, 206, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #B0CEB0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69% red, 80.8% green and 69% blue (176, 206, 176).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 23% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.3:1).

#B0CEB0 color codes

HEX	`#B0CEB0`
RGB	`rgb(176, 206, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69%, 80.8%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 23%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.9, -15.72, 11.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.9, 19.54, 143.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.811, 56.506, 49.454)`
Decimal	`11587248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B0CEB0, 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 #B0CEB0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B0CEB0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.3:1	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 #B0CEB0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b0ceb0; }
.text { color: #b0ceb0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b0ceb0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(176 206 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b0ceb0, #b0cebf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B0CEB0?: #B0CEB0 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 #B0CEB0?: The RGB value is 176, 206, 176: 176 red, 206 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B0CEB0?: The complementary color is #CEB0CE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B0CEB0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.3:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.