What color is #B5BCAC?

#B5BCAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B5BCAC?

The RGB value is 181, 188, 172: 181 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B5BCAC?

The complementary color is #B3ACBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B5BCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B5BCAC color

#B5BCAC rgb(181, 188, 172)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B5BCAC is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71% red, 73.7% green and 67.5% blue (181, 188, 172).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.75:1).

#B5BCAC color codes

HEX	`#B5BCAC`
RGB	`rgb(181, 188, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71%, 73.7%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 9%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.31, -5.36, 7.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.31, 9.02, 126.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.484, 48.769, 46.091)`
Decimal	`11910316`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B5BCAC, 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 #B5BCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B5BCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.75:1	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 #B5BCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b5bcac; }
.text { color: #b5bcac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b5bcac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(181 188 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b5bcac, #adbcac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B5BCAC?: #B5BCAC is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B5BCAC?: The RGB value is 181, 188, 172: 181 red, 188 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B5BCAC?: The complementary color is #B3ACBC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B5BCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.75:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.