What color is #B2C4BF?

#B2C4BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2C4BF?

The RGB value is 178, 196, 191: 178 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2C4BF?

The complementary color is #C4B2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2C4BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2C4BF color

#B2C4BF rgb(178, 196, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2C4BF is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 76.9% green and 74.9% blue (178, 196, 191).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 13% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#B2C4BF color codes

HEX	`#B2C4BF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 196, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 76.9%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 13%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 9%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.7, -7.09, 0.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.7, 7.11, 176.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.502, 52.706, 56.951)`
Decimal	`11715775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2C4BF, 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 #B2C4BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2C4BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #B2C4BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2c4bf; }
.text { color: #b2c4bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2c4bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 196 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2c4bf, #b2c0c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B2C4BF?: #B2C4BF is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2C4BF?: The RGB value is 178, 196, 191: 178 red, 196 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2C4BF?: The complementary color is #C4B2B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2C4BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.