What color is #B8C19C?

#B8C19C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8C19C?

The RGB value is 184, 193, 156: 184 red, 193 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C19C?

The complementary color is #A59CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C19C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C19C color

#B8C19C rgb(184, 193, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8C19C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 75.7% green and 61.2% blue (184, 193, 156).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 23% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.15:1).

#B8C19C color codes

HEX	`#B8C19C`
RGB	`rgb(184, 193, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 75.7%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 23%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.52, -9.55, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.52, 20.04, 118.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.837, 50.731, 38.876)`
Decimal	`12108188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C19C, 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 #B8C19C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C19C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.15:1	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 #B8C19C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c19c; }
.text { color: #b8c19c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c19c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 193 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c19c, #a6c19c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B8C19C?: #B8C19C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8C19C?: The RGB value is 184, 193, 156: 184 red, 193 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C19C?: The complementary color is #A59CC1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C19C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.15:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.