What color is #B8CCB9?

#B8CCB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CCB9?

The RGB value is 184, 204, 185: 184 red, 204 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CCB9?

The complementary color is #CCB8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CCB9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CCB9 color

#B8CCB9 rgb(184, 204, 185)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CCB9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 80% green and 72.5% blue (184, 204, 185).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.38:1).

#B8CCB9 color codes

HEX	`#B8CCB9`
RGB	`rgb(184, 204, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 80%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 9%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.11, -10.33, 7.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.11, 12.58, 145.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.115, 56.878, 54.228)`
Decimal	`12111033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CCB9, 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 #B8CCB9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CCB9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.38:1	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 #B8CCB9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ccb9; }
.text { color: #b8ccb9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ccb9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 204 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ccb9, #b8ccc3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8CCB9?: #B8CCB9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CCB9?: The RGB value is 184, 204, 185: 184 red, 204 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CCB9?: The complementary color is #CCB8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CCB9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.38:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.