What color is #B4BEAA?

#B4BEAA 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 #B4BEAA?

The RGB value is 180, 190, 170: 180 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4BEAA?

The complementary color is #B4AABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4BEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4BEAA color

#B4BEAA rgb(180, 190, 170)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4BEAA is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 74.5% green and 66.7% blue (180, 190, 170).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 13% saturation and 71% 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 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.89:1).

#B4BEAA color codes

HEX	`#B4BEAA`
RGB	`rgb(180, 190, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 74.5%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 13%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 11%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.72, -7.12, 8.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.72, 11.41, 128.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.49, 49.432, 45.22)`
Decimal	`11845290`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4BEAA, 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 #B4BEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4BEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.89:1	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 #B4BEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4beaa; }
.text { color: #b4beaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4beaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 190 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4beaa, #aabeaa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4BEAA?: #B4BEAA 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 #B4BEAA?: The RGB value is 180, 190, 170: 180 red, 190 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4BEAA?: The complementary color is #B4AABE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4BEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.89:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.