What color is #B7C4B9?

#B7C4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7C4B9?

The RGB value is 183, 196, 185: 183 red, 196 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7C4B9?

The complementary color is #C4B7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7C4B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7C4B9 color

#B7C4B9 rgb(183, 196, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B7C4B9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 76.9% green and 72.5% blue (183, 196, 185).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 10% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.61:1).

#B7C4B9 color codes

HEX	`#B7C4B9`
RGB	`rgb(183, 196, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 76.9%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 10%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 7%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 6%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.9, -6.52, 3.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.9, 7.64, 148.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.024, 53.05, 53.599)`
Decimal	`12043449`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7C4B9, 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 #B7C4B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7C4B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.61:1	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 #B7C4B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7c4b9; }
.text { color: #b7c4b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7c4b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 196 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7c4b9, #b7c4c0); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B7C4B9?: #B7C4B9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7C4B9?: The RGB value is 183, 196, 185: 183 red, 196 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7C4B9?: The complementary color is #C4B7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7C4B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.61:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.