What color is #B2C4BA?

#B2C4BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C4BA?

The RGB value is 178, 196, 186: 178 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C4BA?

The complementary color is #C4B2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C4BA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C4BA color

#B2C4BA rgb(178, 196, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C4BA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 76.9% green and 72.9% blue (178, 196, 186).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 13% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.5:1).

#B2C4BA color codes

HEX	`#B2C4BA`
RGB	`rgb(178, 196, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 76.9%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 13%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 5%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.57, -8.05, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.57, 8.57, 160.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.961, 52.489, 54.102)`
Decimal	`11715770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C4BA, 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 #B2C4BA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C4BA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.5:1	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 #B2C4BA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c4ba; }
.text { color: #b2c4ba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c4ba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 196 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c4ba, #b2c4c3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2C4BA?: #B2C4BA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C4BA?: The RGB value is 178, 196, 186: 178 red, 196 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C4BA?: The complementary color is #C4B2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C4BA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.5:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.