What color is #B4B99F?

#B4B99F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4B99F?

The RGB value is 180, 185, 159: 180 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4B99F?

The complementary color is #A49FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4B99F?

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.

#B4B99F color

#B4B99F rgb(180, 185, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4B99F is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.5% green and 62.4% blue (180, 185, 159).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 16% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B4B99F color codes

HEX	`#B4B99F`
RGB	`rgb(180, 185, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 16%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.13, -6.36, 12.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.13, 14.13, 116.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.429, 46.905, 39.612)`
Decimal	`11843999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4B99F, 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 #B4B99F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4B99F 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 #B4B99F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4b99f; }
.text { color: #b4b99f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4b99f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 185 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4b99f, #a7b99f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B4B99F?: #B4B99F is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4B99F?: The RGB value is 180, 185, 159: 180 red, 185 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4B99F?: The complementary color is #A49FB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4B99F?: 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.