What color is #B8CAA3?

#B8CAA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CAA3?

The RGB value is 184, 202, 163: 184 red, 202 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CAA3?

The complementary color is #B5A3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CAA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CAA3 color

#B8CAA3 rgb(184, 202, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8CAA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 79.2% green and 63.9% blue (184, 202, 163).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.02:1).

#B8CAA3 color codes

HEX	`#B8CAA3`
RGB	`rgb(184, 202, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 79.2%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 19%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.08, -13.07, 17.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.08, 21.81, 126.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.498, 55.076, 42.772)`
Decimal	`12110499`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CAA3, 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 #B8CAA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CAA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.02:1	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 #B8CAA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8caa3; }
.text { color: #b8caa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8caa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 202 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8caa3, #a5caa3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B8CAA3?: #B8CAA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CAA3?: The RGB value is 184, 202, 163: 184 red, 202 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CAA3?: The complementary color is #B5A3CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CAA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.02:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.