What color is #B5BCA2?

#B5BCA2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BCA2?

The RGB value is 181, 188, 162: 181 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BCA2?

The complementary color is #A9A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BCA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BCA2 color

#B5BCA2 rgb(181, 188, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #B5BCA2 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.7% green and 63.5% blue (181, 188, 162).

Its hue angle is 76°, with 16% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.68:1).

#B5BCA2 color codes

HEX	`#B5BCA2`
RGB	`rgb(181, 188, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.7%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(76, 16%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(76, 14%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.08, -7.07, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.08, 14.23, 119.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.56, 48.399, 41.223)`
Decimal	`11910306`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BCA2, 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 #B5BCA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BCA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.68:1	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 #B5BCA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bca2; }
.text { color: #b5bca2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bca2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 188 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bca2, #a8bca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B5BCA2?: #B5BCA2 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BCA2?: The RGB value is 181, 188, 162: 181 red, 188 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BCA2?: The complementary color is #A9A2BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BCA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.68:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.