What color is #B4BAA9?

#B4BAA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BAA9?

The RGB value is 180, 186, 169: 180 red, 186 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BAA9?

The complementary color is #AFA9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BAA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BAA9 color

#B4BAA9 rgb(180, 186, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BAA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.9% green and 66.3% blue (180, 186, 169).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 11% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.54:1).

#B4BAA9 color codes

HEX	`#B4BAA9`
RGB	`rgb(180, 186, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.9%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 11%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 9%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.63, -5.19, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.63, 9.45, 123.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.542, 47.686, 44.439)`
Decimal	`11844265`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BAA9, 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 #B4BAA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BAA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.54:1	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 #B4BAA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4baa9; }
.text { color: #b4baa9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4baa9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 186 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4baa9, #acbaa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BAA9?: #B4BAA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BAA9?: The RGB value is 180, 186, 169: 180 red, 186 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BAA9?: The complementary color is #AFA9BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BAA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.