What color is #B4CEAF?

#B4CEAF 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 #B4CEAF?

The RGB value is 180, 206, 175: 180 red, 206 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CEAF?

The complementary color is #C9AFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CEAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CEAF color

#B4CEAF rgb(180, 206, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CEAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 80.8% green and 68.6% blue (180, 206, 175).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 24% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#B4CEAF color codes

HEX	`#B4CEAF`
RGB	`rgb(180, 206, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 80.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 24%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.15, -14.52, 12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.15, 19.17, 139.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.63, 56.94, 48.978)`
Decimal	`11849391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CEAF, 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 #B4CEAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CEAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #B4CEAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ceaf; }
.text { color: #b4ceaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ceaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 206 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ceaf, #afceba); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B4CEAF?: #B4CEAF 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 #B4CEAF?: The RGB value is 180, 206, 175: 180 red, 206 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CEAF?: The complementary color is #C9AFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CEAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.