What color is #B8BEAE?

#B8BEAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8BEAE?

The RGB value is 184, 190, 174: 184 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BEAE?

The complementary color is #B4AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BEAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BEAE color

#B8BEAE rgb(184, 190, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BEAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.5% green and 68.2% blue (184, 190, 174).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 11% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#B8BEAE color codes

HEX	`#B8BEAE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 190, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.5%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 11%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 8%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.11, -4.99, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.11, 8.89, 124.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.819, 50.073, 47.287)`
Decimal	`12107438`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BEAE, 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 #B8BEAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BEAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	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 #B8BEAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8beae; }
.text { color: #b8beae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8beae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 190 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8beae, #b0beae); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8BEAE?: #B8BEAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8BEAE?: The RGB value is 184, 190, 174: 184 red, 190 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BEAE?: The complementary color is #B4AEBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BEAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.01:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.