What color is #B9BDA7?

#B9BDA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BDA7?

The RGB value is 185, 189, 167: 185 red, 189 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BDA7?

The complementary color is #ABA7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BDA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BDA7 color

#B9BDA7 rgb(185, 189, 167)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BDA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.1% green and 65.5% blue (185, 189, 167).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 14% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.9:1).

#B9BDA7 color codes

HEX	`#B9BDA7`
RGB	`rgb(185, 189, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 14%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 12%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 12%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.76, -5.31, 10.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.76, 11.9, 116.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.179, 49.5, 43.726)`
Decimal	`12172711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BDA7, 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 #B9BDA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BDA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.9:1	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 #B9BDA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bda7; }
.text { color: #b9bda7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bda7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 189 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bda7, #aebda7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9BDA7?: #B9BDA7 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BDA7?: The RGB value is 185, 189, 167: 185 red, 189 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BDA7?: The complementary color is #ABA7BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BDA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.9:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.