What color is #B2CAB8?

#B2CAB8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B2CAB8?

The RGB value is 178, 202, 184: 178 red, 202 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CAB8?

The complementary color is #CAB2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CAB8 color

#B2CAB8 rgb(178, 202, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2CAB8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.2% green and 72.2% blue (178, 202, 184).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.03:1).

#B2CAB8 color codes

HEX	`#B2CAB8`
RGB	`rgb(178, 202, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.2%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.14, -11.54, 6.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.14, 13.13, 151.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.13, 55.166, 53.45)`
Decimal	`11717304`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CAB8, 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 #B2CAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.03:1	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 #B2CAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cab8; }
.text { color: #b2cab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 202 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cab8, #b2cac4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2CAB8?: #B2CAB8 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B2CAB8?: The RGB value is 178, 202, 184: 178 red, 202 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CAB8?: The complementary color is #CAB2C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.03:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.