What color is #B2BB8E?

#B2BB8E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BB8E?

The RGB value is 178, 187, 142: 178 red, 187 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BB8E?

The complementary color is #978EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BB8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BB8E color

#B2BB8E rgb(178, 187, 142)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2BB8E is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.3% green and 55.7% blue (178, 187, 142).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 25% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#B2BB8E color codes

HEX	`#B2BB8E`
RGB	`rgb(178, 187, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 73.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 25%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 24%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 24%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.16, -10.81, 21.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.16, 24.34, 116.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.013, 46.959, 32.489)`
Decimal	`11713422`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BB8E, 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 #B2BB8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BB8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #B2BB8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bb8e; }
.text { color: #b2bb8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bb8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 187 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bb8e, #9cbb8e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B2BB8E?: #B2BB8E is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BB8E?: The RGB value is 178, 187, 142: 178 red, 187 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BB8E?: The complementary color is #978EBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BB8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.