What color is #B4CBAB?

#B4CBAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CBAB?

The RGB value is 180, 203, 171: 180 red, 203 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CBAB?

The complementary color is #C2ABCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CBAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CBAB color

#B4CBAB rgb(180, 203, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CBAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 79.6% green and 67.1% blue (180, 203, 171).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 24% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.07:1).

#B4CBAB color codes

HEX	`#B4CBAB`
RGB	`rgb(180, 203, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 24%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.25, -13.68, 13.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.25, 19.14, 135.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.528, 55.355, 46.701)`
Decimal	`11848619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CBAB, 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 #B4CBAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CBAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.07:1	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 #B4CBAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cbab; }
.text { color: #b4cbab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cbab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 203 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cbab, #abcbb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #B4CBAB?: #B4CBAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CBAB?: The RGB value is 180, 203, 171: 180 red, 203 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CBAB?: The complementary color is #C2ABCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CBAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.07:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.