What color is #B4CBB4?

#B4CBB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CBB4?

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

What is the complementary color of #B4CBB4?

The complementary color is #CBB4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CBB4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CBB4 color

#B4CBB4 rgb(180, 203, 180)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CBB4 is a light, grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 18% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.14:1).

#B4CBB4 color codes

HEX	`#B4CBB4`
RGB	`rgb(180, 203, 180)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.6%, 70.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.45, -12.1, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.45, 15, 143.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.415, 55.71, 51.374)`
Decimal	`11848628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CBB4, 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 #B4CBB4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CBB4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.14:1	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 #B4CBB4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cbb4; }
.text { color: #b4cbb4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cbb4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 203 180 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cbb4, #b4cbc0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4CBB4?: #B4CBB4 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Gum Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CBB4?: The RGB value is 180, 203, 180: 180 red, 203 green and 180 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CBB4?: The complementary color is #CBB4CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CBB4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.14:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.