What color is #B4B8AA?

#B4B8AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B8AA?

The RGB value is 180, 184, 170: 180 red, 184 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B8AA?

The complementary color is #AEAAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4B8AA color

#B4B8AA rgb(180, 184, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4B8AA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.2% green and 66.7% blue (180, 184, 170).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 9% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Zen Pebble (#BAB8AD), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.38:1).

#B4B8AA color codes

HEX	`#B4B8AA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 184, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.2%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 9%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 8%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 8%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.12, -3.95, 6.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.12, 7.71, 120.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.217, 46.887, 44.796)`
Decimal	`11843754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B8AA, 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 #B4B8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.38:1	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 #B4B8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b8aa; }
.text { color: #b4b8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 184 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b8aa, #adb8aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4B8AA?: #B4B8AA is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Zen Pebble. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B8AA?: The RGB value is 180, 184, 170: 180 red, 184 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B8AA?: The complementary color is #AEAAB8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.38:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.