What color is #B4C196?

#B4C196 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C196?

The RGB value is 180, 193, 150: 180 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C196?

The complementary color is #A396C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C196?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C196 color

#B4C196 rgb(180, 193, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4C196 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 75.7% green and 58.8% blue (180, 193, 150).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 26% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#B4C196 color codes

HEX	`#B4C196`
RGB	`rgb(180, 193, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 75.7%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 26%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 22%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.1, -11.96, 20.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.1, 23.48, 120.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.397, 50.045, 36.222)`
Decimal	`11846038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C196, 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 #B4C196	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C196 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #B4C196 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c196; }
.text { color: #b4c196; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c196; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 193 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c196, #9fc196); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B4C196?: #B4C196 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C196?: The RGB value is 180, 193, 150: 180 red, 193 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C196?: The complementary color is #A396C1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C196?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.