What color is #B8C2B3?

#B8C2B3 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 #B8C2B3?

The RGB value is 184, 194, 179: 184 red, 194 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8C2B3?

The complementary color is #BDB3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8C2B3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8C2B3 color

#B8C2B3 rgb(184, 194, 179)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8C2B3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 76.1% green and 70.2% blue (184, 194, 179).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 11% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.41:1).

#B8C2B3 color codes

HEX	`#B8C2B3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 194, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 76.1%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 11%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 8%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.3, -6.21, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.3, 8.89, 134.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.194, 52.028, 50.195)`
Decimal	`12108467`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8C2B3, 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 #B8C2B3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8C2B3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.41:1	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 #B8C2B3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8c2b3; }
.text { color: #b8c2b3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8c2b3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 194 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8c2b3, #b3c2b5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8C2B3?: #B8C2B3 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 #B8C2B3?: The RGB value is 184, 194, 179: 184 red, 194 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8C2B3?: The complementary color is #BDB3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8C2B3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.41:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.