What color is #B8CCBF?

#B8CCBF 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 #B8CCBF?

The RGB value is 184, 204, 191: 184 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CCBF?

The complementary color is #CCB8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CCBF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CCBF color

#B8CCBF rgb(184, 204, 191)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CCBF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 80% green and 74.9% blue (184, 204, 191).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 16% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.43:1).

#B8CCBF color codes

HEX	`#B8CCBF`
RGB	`rgb(184, 204, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 80%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 16%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 10%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 6%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.26, -9.23, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.26, 10.13, 155.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.762, 57.137, 57.634)`
Decimal	`12111039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CCBF, 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 #B8CCBF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CCBF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.43:1	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 #B8CCBF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ccbf; }
.text { color: #b8ccbf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ccbf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 204 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ccbf, #b8ccc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8CCBF?: #B8CCBF 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 #B8CCBF?: The RGB value is 184, 204, 191: 184 red, 204 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CCBF?: The complementary color is #CCB8C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CCBF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.43:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.