What color is #B8CEAA?

#B8CEAA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8CEAA?

The RGB value is 184, 206, 170: 184 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CEAA?

The complementary color is #C0AACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CEAA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CEAA color

#B8CEAA rgb(184, 206, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8CEAA is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 80.8% green and 66.7% blue (184, 206, 170).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 27% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.45:1).

#B8CEAA color codes

HEX	`#B8CEAA`
RGB	`rgb(184, 206, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 80.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 27%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 17%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 17%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.31, -13.96, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.31, 20.83, 132.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.093, 57.235, 46.483)`
Decimal	`12111530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CEAA, 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 #B8CEAA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CEAA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.45:1	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 #B8CEAA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ceaa; }
.text { color: #b8ceaa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ceaa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 206 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ceaa, #aaceae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B8CEAA?: #B8CEAA is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8CEAA?: The RGB value is 184, 206, 170: 184 red, 206 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CEAA?: The complementary color is #C0AACE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CEAA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.