What color is #B1CCAE?

#B1CCAE 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 #B1CCAE?

The RGB value is 177, 204, 174: 177 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B1CCAE?

The complementary color is #C9AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B1CCAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B1CCAE color

#B1CCAE rgb(177, 204, 174)

Shades of green

The hex color #B1CCAE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.4% red, 80% green and 68.2% blue (177, 204, 174).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 23% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 20% 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 12.12:1).

#B1CCAE color codes

HEX	`#B1CCAE`
RGB	`rgb(177, 204, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.4%, 80%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 23%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 15%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.38, -14.71, 11.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.38, 18.95, 140.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.363, 55.588, 48.27)`
Decimal	`11652270`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B1CCAE, 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 #B1CCAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B1CCAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #B1CCAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b1ccae; }
.text { color: #b1ccae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b1ccae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(177 204 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b1ccae, #aeccba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #B1CCAE?: #B1CCAE 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 #B1CCAE?: The RGB value is 177, 204, 174: 177 red, 204 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B1CCAE?: The complementary color is #C9AECC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B1CCAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.