What color is #B2BCAA?

#B2BCAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BCAA?

The RGB value is 178, 188, 170: 178 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BCAA?

The complementary color is #B4AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BCAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BCAA color

#B2BCAA rgb(178, 188, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BCAA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 73.7% green and 66.7% blue (178, 188, 170).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 12% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#B2BCAA color codes

HEX	`#B2BCAA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 188, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 73.7%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 12%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.03, -6.78, 7.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.03, 10.43, 130.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.598, 48.334, 45.055)`
Decimal	`11713706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BCAA, 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 #B2BCAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BCAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #B2BCAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bcaa; }
.text { color: #b2bcaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bcaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 188 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bcaa, #aabcab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2BCAA?: #B2BCAA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BCAA?: The RGB value is 178, 188, 170: 178 red, 188 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BCAA?: The complementary color is #B4AABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BCAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.