What color is #B8C0A0?

#B8C0A0 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 #B8C0A0?

The RGB value is 184, 192, 160: 184 red, 192 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C0A0?

The complementary color is #A8A0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C0A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C0A0 color

#B8C0A0 rgb(184, 192, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8C0A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 75.3% green and 62.7% blue (184, 192, 160).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 20% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.09:1).

#B8C0A0 color codes

HEX	`#B8C0A0`
RGB	`rgb(184, 192, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 75.3%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 20%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 17%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 17%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.33, -8.39, 15.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.33, 17.38, 118.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.961, 50.428, 40.616)`
Decimal	`12107936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C0A0, 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 #B8C0A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C0A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.09:1	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 #B8C0A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c0a0; }
.text { color: #b8c0a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c0a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 192 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c0a0, #a8c0a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B8C0A0?: #B8C0A0 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 #B8C0A0?: The RGB value is 184, 192, 160: 184 red, 192 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C0A0?: The complementary color is #A8A0C0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C0A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.09:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.