What color is #B2BB9D?

#B2BB9D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BB9D?

The RGB value is 178, 187, 157: 178 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BB9D?

The complementary color is #A69DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BB9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BB9D color

#B2BB9D rgb(178, 187, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2BB9D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.3% green and 61.6% blue (178, 187, 157).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 18% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.49:1).

#B2BB9D color codes

HEX	`#B2BB9D`
RGB	`rgb(178, 187, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 73.3%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 18%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.47, -8.47, 14.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.47, 16.5, 120.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.215, 47.44, 38.825)`
Decimal	`11713437`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BB9D, 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 #B2BB9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.49:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BB9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.49:1	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 #B2BB9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bb9d; }
.text { color: #b2bb9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bb9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 187 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bb9d, #a3bb9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B2BB9D?: #B2BB9D is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BB9D?: The RGB value is 178, 187, 157: 178 red, 187 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BB9D?: The complementary color is #A69DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BB9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.49:1 and white text 2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.