What color is #B8BEA3?

#B8BEA3 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 #B8BEA3?

The RGB value is 184, 190, 163: 184 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BEA3?

The complementary color is #A9A3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BEA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BEA3 color

#B8BEA3 rgb(184, 190, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8BEA3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.5% green and 63.9% blue (184, 190, 163).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 17% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.93:1).

#B8BEA3 color codes

HEX	`#B8BEA3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 190, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 17%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 14%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.86, -6.86, 12.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.86, 14.65, 117.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.791, 49.662, 41.869)`
Decimal	`12107427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BEA3, 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 #B8BEA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BEA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.93:1	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 #B8BEA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bea3; }
.text { color: #b8bea3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bea3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 190 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bea3, #abbea3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B8BEA3?: #B8BEA3 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 #B8BEA3?: The RGB value is 184, 190, 163: 184 red, 190 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BEA3?: The complementary color is #A9A3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BEA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.93:1 and white text 1.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.