What color is #B4C39C?

#B4C39C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C39C?

The RGB value is 180, 195, 156: 180 red, 195 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C39C?

The complementary color is #AB9CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C39C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C39C color

#B4C39C rgb(180, 195, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4C39C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 76.5% green and 61.2% blue (180, 195, 156).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.23:1).

#B4C39C color codes

HEX	`#B4C39C`
RGB	`rgb(180, 195, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 76.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 20%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 20%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.76, -12.05, 17.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.76, 21.59, 123.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.337, 51.134, 38.98)`
Decimal	`11846556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C39C, 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 #B4C39C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C39C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.23:1	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 #B4C39C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c39c; }
.text { color: #b4c39c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c39c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 195 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c39c, #a1c39c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B4C39C?: #B4C39C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C39C?: The RGB value is 180, 195, 156: 180 red, 195 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C39C?: The complementary color is #AB9CC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C39C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.23:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.