What color is #B8CBA5?

#B8CBA5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CBA5?

The RGB value is 184, 203, 165: 184 red, 203 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CBA5?

The complementary color is #B8A5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CBA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CBA5 color

#B8CBA5 rgb(184, 203, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8CBA5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 79.6% green and 64.7% blue (184, 203, 165).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 27% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Morris Leaf (#C2D3AF), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.12:1).

#B8CBA5 color codes

HEX	`#B8CBA5`
RGB	`rgb(184, 203, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 79.6%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 27%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 19%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 19%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.4, -13.26, 16.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.4, 21.43, 128.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.914, 55.619, 43.801)`
Decimal	`12110757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CBA5, 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 #B8CBA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CBA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.12:1	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 #B8CBA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cba5; }
.text { color: #b8cba5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cba5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 203 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cba5, #a5cba5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B8CBA5?: #B8CBA5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Morris Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CBA5?: The RGB value is 184, 203, 165: 184 red, 203 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CBA5?: The complementary color is #B8A5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CBA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.12:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.