What color is #B2BD95?

#B2BD95 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 #B2BD95?

The RGB value is 178, 189, 149: 178 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BD95?

The complementary color is #A095BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BD95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BD95 color

#B2BD95 rgb(178, 189, 149)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2BD95 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.1% green and 58.4% blue (178, 189, 149).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 23% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.61:1).

#B2BD95 color codes

HEX	`#B2BD95`
RGB	`rgb(178, 189, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.1%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 23%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 21%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 21%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.84, -10.79, 18.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.84, 21.84, 119.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.982, 48.03, 35.487)`
Decimal	`11713941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BD95, 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 #B2BD95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BD95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.61:1	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 #B2BD95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bd95; }
.text { color: #b2bd95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bd95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 189 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bd95, #9ebd95); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B2BD95?: #B2BD95 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 #B2BD95?: The RGB value is 178, 189, 149: 178 red, 189 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BD95?: The complementary color is #A095BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BD95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.61:1 and white text 1.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.