What color is #B2BFA9?

#B2BFA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2BFA9?

The RGB value is 178, 191, 169: 178 red, 191 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2BFA9?

The complementary color is #B6A9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2BFA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2BFA9 color

#B2BFA9 rgb(178, 191, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2BFA9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 74.9% green and 66.3% blue (178, 191, 169).

Its hue angle is 95°, with 15% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#B2BFA9 color codes

HEX	`#B2BFA9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 191, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 74.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(95, 15%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(95, 12%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 12%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.82, -8.53, 9.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.82, 12.83, 131.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.151, 49.591, 44.774)`
Decimal	`11714473`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2BFA9, 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 #B2BFA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2BFA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #B2BFA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2bfa9; }
.text { color: #b2bfa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2bfa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 191 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2bfa9, #a9bfab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2BFA9?: #B2BFA9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2BFA9?: The RGB value is 178, 191, 169: 178 red, 191 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2BFA9?: The complementary color is #B6A9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2BFA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.