What color is #B2B99D?

#B2B99D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2B99D?

The RGB value is 178, 185, 157: 178 red, 185 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2B99D?

The complementary color is #A49DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2B99D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2B99D color

#B2B99D rgb(178, 185, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2B99D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 72.5% green and 61.6% blue (178, 185, 157).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.32:1).

#B2B99D color codes

HEX	`#B2B99D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 185, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 72.5%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 15%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 15%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.93, -7.42, 13.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.93, 15.32, 118.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.794, 46.597, 38.684)`
Decimal	`11712925`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2B99D, 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 #B2B99D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2B99D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.32:1	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 #B2B99D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2b99d; }
.text { color: #b2b99d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2b99d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 185 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2b99d, #a4b99d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B2B99D?: #B2B99D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2B99D?: The RGB value is 178, 185, 157: 178 red, 185 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2B99D?: The complementary color is #A49DB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2B99D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.32:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.