What color is #B4BDAD?

#B4BDAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BDAD?

The RGB value is 180, 189, 173: 180 red, 189 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BDAD?

The complementary color is #B6ADBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BDAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BDAD color

#B4BDAD rgb(180, 189, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BDAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.1% green and 67.8% blue (180, 189, 173).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.82:1).

#B4BDAD color codes

HEX	`#B4BDAD`
RGB	`rgb(180, 189, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 8%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.52, -6.07, 7.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.52, 9.27, 130.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.562, 49.115, 46.66)`
Decimal	`11845037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BDAD, 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 #B4BDAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.82:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BDAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.82:1	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 #B4BDAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bdad; }
.text { color: #b4bdad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bdad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 189 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bdad, #adbdae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4BDAD?: #B4BDAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BDAD?: The RGB value is 180, 189, 173: 180 red, 189 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BDAD?: The complementary color is #B6ADBD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BDAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.82:1 and white text 1.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.