What color is #B4BEA9?

#B4BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4BEA9?

The RGB value is 180, 190, 169: 180 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BEA9?

The complementary color is #B3A9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BEA9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BEA9 color

#B4BEA9 rgb(180, 190, 169)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.5% green and 66.3% blue (180, 190, 169).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.88:1).

#B4BEA9 color codes

HEX	`#B4BEA9`
RGB	`rgb(180, 190, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.5%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.7, -7.3, 9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.7, 11.92, 127.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.396, 49.395, 44.724)`
Decimal	`11845289`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BEA9, 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 #B4BEA9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BEA9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.88:1	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 #B4BEA9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4bea9; }
.text { color: #b4bea9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4bea9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 190 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4bea9, #a9bea9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4BEA9?: #B4BEA9 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4BEA9?: The RGB value is 180, 190, 169: 180 red, 190 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BEA9?: The complementary color is #B3A9BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BEA9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.88:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.