What color is #B4C1AE?

#B4C1AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C1AE?

The RGB value is 180, 193, 174: 180 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C1AE?

The complementary color is #BBAEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C1AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C1AE color

#B4C1AE rgb(180, 193, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4C1AE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 75.7% green and 68.2% blue (180, 193, 174).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 13% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.18:1).

#B4C1AE color codes

HEX	`#B4C1AE`
RGB	`rgb(180, 193, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 75.7%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 13%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 10%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 10%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.62, -7.99, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.62, 11.34, 134.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.531, 50.899, 47.462)`
Decimal	`11846062`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C1AE, 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 #B4C1AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.18:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C1AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.18:1	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 #B4C1AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c1ae; }
.text { color: #b4c1ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c1ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 193 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c1ae, #aec1b1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B4C1AE?: #B4C1AE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C1AE?: The RGB value is 180, 193, 174: 180 red, 193 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C1AE?: The complementary color is #BBAEC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C1AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.18:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.