What color is #B8CFBE?

#B8CFBE 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 #B8CFBE?

The RGB value is 184, 207, 190: 184 red, 207 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8CFBE?

The complementary color is #CFB8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8CFBE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8CFBE color

#B8CFBE rgb(184, 207, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B8CFBE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 81.2% green and 74.5% blue (184, 207, 190).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 19% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.71:1).

#B8CFBE color codes

HEX	`#B8CFBE`
RGB	`rgb(184, 207, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 81.2%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 19%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 11%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.03, -10.96, 5.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.03, 12.42, 151.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.372, 58.533, 57.297)`
Decimal	`12111806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8CFBE, 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 #B8CFBE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8CFBE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.71:1	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 #B8CFBE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8cfbe; }
.text { color: #b8cfbe; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8cfbe; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 207 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8cfbe, #b8cfc9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B8CFBE?: #B8CFBE 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 #B8CFBE?: The RGB value is 184, 207, 190: 184 red, 207 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8CFBE?: The complementary color is #CFB8C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8CFBE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.71:1 and white text 1.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.