What color is #B2CBAF?

#B2CBAF 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 #B2CBAF?

The RGB value is 178, 203, 175: 178 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CBAF?

The complementary color is #C8AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CBAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CBAF color

#B2CBAF rgb(178, 203, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2CBAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.6% green and 68.6% blue (178, 203, 175).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 21% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#B2CBAF color codes

HEX	`#B2CBAF`
RGB	`rgb(178, 203, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.6%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 21%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.2, -13.68, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.2, 17.66, 140.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.452, 55.271, 48.718)`
Decimal	`11717551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CBAF, 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 #B2CBAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CBAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	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 #B2CBAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cbaf; }
.text { color: #b2cbaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cbaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 203 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cbaf, #afcbba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #B2CBAF?: #B2CBAF 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 #B2CBAF?: The RGB value is 178, 203, 175: 178 red, 203 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CBAF?: The complementary color is #C8AFCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CBAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.