What color is #B4CBB5?

#B4CBB5 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 #B4CBB5?

The RGB value is 180, 203, 181: 180 red, 203 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CBB5?

The complementary color is #CBB4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CBB5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CBB5 color

#B4CBB5 rgb(180, 203, 181)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CBB5 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 79.6% green and 71% blue (180, 203, 181).

Its hue angle is 123°, 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 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.15:1).

#B4CBB5 color codes

HEX	`#B4CBB5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 203, 181)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 79.6%, 71%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 18%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 11%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 11%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.47, -11.92, 8.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.47, 14.56, 144.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.517, 55.751, 51.912)`
Decimal	`11848629`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CBB5, 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 #B4CBB5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CBB5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.15:1	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 #B4CBB5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cbb5; }
.text { color: #b4cbb5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cbb5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 203 181 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cbb5, #b4cbc1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4CBB5?: #B4CBB5 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 #B4CBB5?: The RGB value is 180, 203, 181: 180 red, 203 green and 181 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CBB5?: The complementary color is #CBB4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CBB5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.15:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.