What color is #B4CEC5?

#B4CEC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B4CEC5?

The RGB value is 180, 206, 197: 180 red, 206 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B4CEC5?

The complementary color is #CEB4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B4CEC5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B4CEC5 color

#B4CEC5 rgb(180, 206, 197)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B4CEC5 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.6% red, 80.8% green and 77.3% blue (180, 206, 197).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 21% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.58:1).

#B4CEC5 color codes

HEX	`#B4CEC5`
RGB	`rgb(180, 206, 197)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.6%, 80.8%, 77.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 21%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.67, -10.46, 1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.67, 10.57, 171.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.969, 57.876, 61.298)`
Decimal	`11849413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B4CEC5, 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 #B4CEC5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B4CEC5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.58:1	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 #B4CEC5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b4cec5; }
.text { color: #b4cec5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b4cec5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(180 206 197 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b4cec5, #b4cace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B4CEC5?: #B4CEC5 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B4CEC5?: The RGB value is 180, 206, 197: 180 red, 206 green and 197 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B4CEC5?: The complementary color is #CEB4BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B4CEC5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.58:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.