What color is #B4CEB8?

#B4CEB8 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 #B4CEB8?

The RGB value is 180, 206, 184: 180 red, 206 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CEB8?

The complementary color is #CEB4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CEB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CEB8 color

#B4CEB8 rgb(180, 206, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #B4CEB8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 80.8% green and 72.2% blue (180, 206, 184).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Gum Leaf (#ACC9B2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.46:1).

#B4CEB8 color codes

HEX	`#B4CEB8`
RGB	`rgb(180, 206, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 80.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 11%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.35, -12.91, 8.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.35, 15.2, 148.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.544, 57.306, 53.789)`
Decimal	`11849400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CEB8, 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 #B4CEB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CEB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.46:1	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 #B4CEB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4ceb8; }
.text { color: #b4ceb8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4ceb8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 206 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4ceb8, #b4cec5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4CEB8?: #B4CEB8 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 #B4CEB8?: The RGB value is 180, 206, 184: 180 red, 206 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CEB8?: The complementary color is #CEB4CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CEB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.46:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.