What color is #B4CAA5?

#B4CAA5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CAA5?

The RGB value is 180, 202, 165: 180 red, 202 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CAA5?

The complementary color is #BBA5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CAA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CAA5 color

#B4CAA5 rgb(180, 202, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CAA5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 79.2% green and 64.7% blue (180, 202, 165).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 26% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#B4CAA5 color codes

HEX	`#B4CAA5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 202, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 26%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 18%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.85, -14.18, 16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.85, 21.4, 131.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.733, 54.661, 43.678)`
Decimal	`11848357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CAA5, 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 #B4CAA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CAA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	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 #B4CAA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4caa5; }
.text { color: #b4caa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4caa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 202 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4caa5, #a5caa9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B4CAA5?: #B4CAA5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CAA5?: The RGB value is 180, 202, 165: 180 red, 202 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CAA5?: The complementary color is #BBA5CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CAA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.93:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.