What color is #B8BFAB?

#B8BFAB 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 #B8BFAB?

The RGB value is 184, 191, 171: 184 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8BFAB?

The complementary color is #B2ABBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8BFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8BFAB color

#B8BFAB rgb(184, 191, 171)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8BFAB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 74.9% green and 67.1% blue (184, 191, 171).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 14% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#B8BFAB color codes

HEX	`#B8BFAB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 191, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 74.9%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 14%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 10%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 10%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.31, -6.04, 9.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.31, 11.06, 123.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.748, 50.392, 45.837)`
Decimal	`12107691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8BFAB, 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 #B8BFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8BFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	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 #B8BFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8bfab; }
.text { color: #b8bfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8bfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 191 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8bfab, #aebfab); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B8BFAB?: #B8BFAB 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 #B8BFAB?: The RGB value is 184, 191, 171: 184 red, 191 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8BFAB?: The complementary color is #B2ABBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8BFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.08:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.