What color is #B2B69F?

#B2B69F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B69F?

The RGB value is 178, 182, 159: 178 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B69F?

The complementary color is #A39FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B69F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B69F color

#B2B69F rgb(178, 182, 159)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2B69F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 71.4% green and 62.4% blue (178, 182, 159).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 14% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.08:1).

#B2B69F color codes

HEX	`#B2B69F`
RGB	`rgb(178, 182, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 71.4%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 14%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 13%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 13%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.17, -5.51, 11.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.17, 12.52, 116.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.345, 45.424, 39.384)`
Decimal	`11712159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B69F, 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 #B2B69F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B69F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.08:1	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 #B2B69F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b69f; }
.text { color: #b2b69f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b69f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 182 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b69f, #a7b69f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2B69F?: #B2B69F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B69F?: The RGB value is 178, 182, 159: 178 red, 182 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B69F?: The complementary color is #A39FB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B69F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.08:1 and white text 2.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.