What color is #B2CBB8?

#B2CBB8 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 #B2CBB8?

The RGB value is 178, 203, 184: 178 red, 203 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B2CBB8?

The complementary color is #CBB2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B2CBB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B2CBB8 color

#B2CBB8 rgb(178, 203, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #B2CBB8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 69.8% red, 79.6% green and 72.2% blue (178, 203, 184).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 19% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#B2CBB8 color codes

HEX	`#B2CBB8`
RGB	`rgb(178, 203, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(69.8%, 79.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 19%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 12%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.41, -12.05, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.41, 13.76, 151.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.366, 55.637, 53.529)`
Decimal	`11717560`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B2CBB8, 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 #B2CBB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B2CBB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #B2CBB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b2cbb8; }
.text { color: #b2cbb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b2cbb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(178 203 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b2cbb8, #b2cbc4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B2CBB8?: #B2CBB8 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 #B2CBB8?: The RGB value is 178, 203, 184: 178 red, 203 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B2CBB8?: The complementary color is #CBB2C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B2CBB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.