What color is #B8CABA?

#B8CABA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CABA?

The RGB value is 184, 202, 186: 184 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CABA?

The complementary color is #CAB8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CABA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CABA color

#B8CABA rgb(184, 202, 186)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CABA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 79.2% green and 72.9% blue (184, 202, 186).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 15% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.2:1).

#B8CABA color codes

HEX	`#B8CABA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 202, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 79.2%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 15%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 9%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 8%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.6, -9.12, 5.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.6, 10.86, 147.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.749, 55.976, 54.628)`
Decimal	`12110522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CABA, 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 #B8CABA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.2:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CABA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.2:1	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 #B8CABA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8caba; }
.text { color: #b8caba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8caba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 202 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8caba, #b8cac3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B8CABA?: #B8CABA is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CABA?: The RGB value is 184, 202, 186: 184 red, 202 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CABA?: The complementary color is #CAB8C8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CABA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.2:1 and white text 1.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.