What color is #B7BC9A?

#B7BC9A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7BC9A?

The RGB value is 183, 188, 154: 183 red, 188 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BC9A?

The complementary color is #9F9ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BC9A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BC9A color

#B7BC9A rgb(183, 188, 154)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7BC9A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 73.7% green and 60.4% blue (183, 188, 154).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 20% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.67:1).

#B7BC9A color codes

HEX	`#B7BC9A`
RGB	`rgb(183, 188, 154)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 73.7%, 60.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 20%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 18%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 18%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.06, -7.62, 16.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.06, 18.32, 114.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.344, 48.367, 37.618)`
Decimal	`12041370`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BC9A, 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 #B7BC9A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BC9A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.67:1	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 #B7BC9A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bc9a; }
.text { color: #b7bc9a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bc9a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 188 154 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bc9a, #a6bc9a); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B7BC9A?: #B7BC9A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7BC9A?: The RGB value is 183, 188, 154: 183 red, 188 green and 154 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BC9A?: The complementary color is #9F9ABC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BC9A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.