What color is #B4CCB2?

#B4CCB2 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 #B4CCB2?

The RGB value is 180, 204, 178: 180 red, 204 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CCB2?

The complementary color is #CAB2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CCB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CCB2 color

#B4CCB2 rgb(180, 204, 178)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CCB2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 80% green and 69.8% blue (180, 204, 178).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 20% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.22:1).

#B4CCB2 color codes

HEX	`#B4CCB2`
RGB	`rgb(180, 204, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 80%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 20%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 13%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.67, -12.97, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.67, 16.53, 141.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.449, 56.103, 50.387)`
Decimal	`11848882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CCB2, 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 #B4CCB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CCB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.22:1	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 #B4CCB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ccb2; }
.text { color: #b4ccb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ccb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 204 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ccb2, #b2ccbd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4CCB2?: #B4CCB2 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 #B4CCB2?: The RGB value is 180, 204, 178: 180 red, 204 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CCB2?: The complementary color is #CAB2CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CCB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.22:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.