What color is #B8BEB2?

#B8BEB2 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 #B8BEB2?

The RGB value is 184, 190, 178: 184 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BEB2?

The complementary color is #B8B2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BEB2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BEB2 color

#B8BEB2 rgb(184, 190, 178)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BEB2 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.5% green and 69.8% blue (184, 190, 178).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 8% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.05:1).

#B8BEB2 color codes

HEX	`#B8BEB2`
RGB	`rgb(184, 190, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.5%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 8%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 6%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 6%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.21, -4.29, 5.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.21, 6.84, 128.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.215, 50.232, 49.372)`
Decimal	`12107442`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BEB2, 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 #B8BEB2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BEB2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.05:1	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 #B8BEB2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8beb2; }
.text { color: #b8beb2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8beb2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 190 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8beb2, #b2beb2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8BEB2?: #B8BEB2 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 #B8BEB2?: The RGB value is 184, 190, 178: 184 red, 190 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BEB2?: The complementary color is #B8B2BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BEB2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.05:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.