What color is #B7BEA5?

#B7BEA5 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 #B7BEA5?

The RGB value is 183, 190, 165: 183 red, 190 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7BEA5?

The complementary color is #ACA5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7BEA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7BEA5 color

#B7BEA5 rgb(183, 190, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7BEA5 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 74.5% green and 64.7% blue (183, 190, 165).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 16% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.92:1).

#B7BEA5 color codes

HEX	`#B7BEA5`
RGB	`rgb(183, 190, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 74.5%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 16%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 13%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 13%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.83, -6.89, 11.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.83, 13.67, 120.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.733, 49.611, 42.809)`
Decimal	`12041893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7BEA5, 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 #B7BEA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7BEA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.92:1	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 #B7BEA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7bea5; }
.text { color: #b7bea5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7bea5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 190 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7bea5, #aabea5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B7BEA5?: #B7BEA5 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 #B7BEA5?: The RGB value is 183, 190, 165: 183 red, 190 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7BEA5?: The complementary color is #ACA5BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7BEA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.92:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.