What color is #B1B99A?

#B1B99A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B1B99A?

The RGB value is 177, 185, 154: 177 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1B99A?

The complementary color is #A29AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1B99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1B99A color

#B1B99A rgb(177, 185, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1B99A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 72.5% green and 60.4% blue (177, 185, 154).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.28:1).

#B1B99A color codes

HEX	`#B1B99A`
RGB	`rgb(177, 185, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 72.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.79, -8.28, 14.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.79, 16.97, 119.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.312, 46.378, 37.341)`
Decimal	`11647386`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1B99A, 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 #B1B99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1B99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.28:1	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 #B1B99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1b99a; }
.text { color: #b1b99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1b99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 185 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1b99a, #a2b99a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B1B99A?: #B1B99A is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B1B99A?: The RGB value is 177, 185, 154: 177 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1B99A?: The complementary color is #A29AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1B99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.28:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.