What color is #B2B99A?

#B2B99A 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 #B2B99A?

The RGB value is 178, 185, 154: 178 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B99A?

The complementary color is #A19AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B99A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B99A color

#B2B99A rgb(178, 185, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2B99A is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.5% green and 60.4% blue (178, 185, 154).

Its hue angle is 74°, 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 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.3:1).

#B2B99A color codes

HEX	`#B2B99A`
RGB	`rgb(178, 185, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.5%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 17%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.87, -7.91, 14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.87, 16.9, 117.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.541, 46.496, 37.352)`
Decimal	`11712922`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B99A, 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 #B2B99A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B99A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.04:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.3:1	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 #B2B99A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b99a; }
.text { color: #b2b99a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b99a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 185 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b99a, #a3b99a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B2B99A?: #B2B99A 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 #B2B99A?: The RGB value is 178, 185, 154: 178 red, 185 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B99A?: The complementary color is #A19AB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B99A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.3:1 and white text 2.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.