What color is #B4BAAC?

#B4BAAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BAAC?

The RGB value is 180, 186, 172: 180 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BAAC?

The complementary color is #B2ACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BAAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BAAC color

#B4BAAC rgb(180, 186, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BAAC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 72.9% green and 67.5% blue (180, 186, 172).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 9% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#B4BAAC color codes

HEX	`#B4BAAC`
RGB	`rgb(180, 186, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 72.9%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 9%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 8%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.7, -4.66, 6.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.7, 7.89, 126.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.827, 47.8, 45.939)`
Decimal	`11844268`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BAAC, 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 #B4BAAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BAAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #B4BAAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4baac; }
.text { color: #b4baac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4baac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 186 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4baac, #adbaac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4BAAC?: #B4BAAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BAAC?: The RGB value is 180, 186, 172: 180 red, 186 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BAAC?: The complementary color is #B2ACBA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BAAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.