What color is #B8CBA2?

#B8CBA2 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 #B8CBA2?

The RGB value is 184, 203, 162: 184 red, 203 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CBA2?

The complementary color is #B5A2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CBA2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CBA2 color

#B8CBA2 rgb(184, 203, 162)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8CBA2 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 79.6% green and 63.5% blue (184, 203, 162).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.1:1).

#B8CBA2 color codes

HEX	`#B8CBA2`
RGB	`rgb(184, 203, 162)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 79.6%, 63.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.33, -13.74, 18.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.33, 22.92, 126.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.644, 55.511, 42.38)`
Decimal	`12110754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CBA2, 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 #B8CBA2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CBA2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.1:1	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 #B8CBA2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cba2; }
.text { color: #b8cba2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cba2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 203 162 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cba2, #a4cba2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B8CBA2?: #B8CBA2 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 #B8CBA2?: The RGB value is 184, 203, 162: 184 red, 203 green and 162 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CBA2?: The complementary color is #B5A2CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CBA2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.1:1 and white text 1.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.