What color is #B4C4B9?

#B4C4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4C4B9?

The RGB value is 180, 196, 185: 180 red, 196 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4C4B9?

The complementary color is #C4B4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4C4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4C4B9 color

#B4C4B9 rgb(180, 196, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4C4B9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 76.9% green and 72.5% blue (180, 196, 185).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 12% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.54:1).

#B4C4B9 color codes

HEX	`#B4C4B9`
RGB	`rgb(180, 196, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 76.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 12%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 8%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.69, -7.56, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.69, 8.39, 154.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.317, 52.685, 53.566)`
Decimal	`11846841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4C4B9, 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 #B4C4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4C4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.54:1	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 #B4C4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4c4b9; }
.text { color: #b4c4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4c4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 196 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4c4b9, #b4c4c1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B4C4B9?: #B4C4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4C4B9?: The RGB value is 180, 196, 185: 180 red, 196 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4C4B9?: The complementary color is #C4B4BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4C4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.54:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.