What color is #B7CCAC?

#B7CCAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B7CCAC?

The RGB value is 183, 204, 172: 183 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B7CCAC?

The complementary color is #C1ACCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B7CCAC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B7CCAC color

#B7CCAC rgb(183, 204, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #B7CCAC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 71.8% red, 80% green and 67.5% blue (183, 204, 172).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#B7CCAC color codes

HEX	`#B7CCAC`
RGB	`rgb(183, 204, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(71.8%, 80%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.75, -12.96, 13.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.75, 18.78, 133.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.566, 56.231, 47.317)`
Decimal	`12045484`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B7CCAC, 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 #B7CCAC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B7CCAC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #B7CCAC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b7ccac; }
.text { color: #b7ccac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b7ccac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(183 204 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b7ccac, #acccb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B7CCAC?: #B7CCAC is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B7CCAC?: The RGB value is 183, 204, 172: 183 red, 204 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B7CCAC?: The complementary color is #C1ACCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B7CCAC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.