What color is #B2CAB9?

#B2CAB9 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 #B2CAB9?

The RGB value is 178, 202, 185: 178 red, 202 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CAB9?

The complementary color is #CAB2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CAB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CAB9 color

#B2CAB9 rgb(178, 202, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B2CAB9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.2% green and 72.5% blue (178, 202, 185).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.04:1).

#B2CAB9 color codes

HEX	`#B2CAB9`
RGB	`rgb(178, 202, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.2%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 12%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.16, -11.35, 5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.16, 12.73, 153.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.236, 55.208, 54.004)`
Decimal	`11717305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CAB9, 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 #B2CAB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CAB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.04:1	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 #B2CAB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cab9; }
.text { color: #b2cab9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cab9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 202 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cab9, #b2cac5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2CAB9?: #B2CAB9 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 #B2CAB9?: The RGB value is 178, 202, 185: 178 red, 202 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CAB9?: The complementary color is #CAB2C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CAB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.