What color is #B4BDAB?

#B4BDAB 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 #B4BDAB?

The RGB value is 180, 189, 171: 180 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BDAB?

The complementary color is #B4ABBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BDAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BDAB color

#B4BDAB rgb(180, 189, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BDAB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.1% green and 67.1% blue (180, 189, 171).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 12% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.81:1).

#B4BDAB color codes

HEX	`#B4BDAB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 189, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 12%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 10%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 10%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.48, -6.42, 8.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.48, 10.28, 128.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.369, 49.039, 45.648)`
Decimal	`11845035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BDAB, 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 #B4BDAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BDAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.81:1	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 #B4BDAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bdab; }
.text { color: #b4bdab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bdab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 189 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bdab, #abbdab); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BDAB?: #B4BDAB 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 #B4BDAB?: The RGB value is 180, 189, 171: 180 red, 189 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BDAB?: The complementary color is #B4ABBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BDAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.81:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.