What color is #B9BFAE?

#B9BFAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9BFAE?

The RGB value is 185, 191, 174: 185 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9BFAE?

The complementary color is #B4AEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9BFAE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9BFAE color

#B9BFAE rgb(185, 191, 174)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9BFAE is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 74.9% green and 68.2% blue (185, 191, 174).

Its hue angle is 81°, with 12% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Irish Moor (#B5C0B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.13:1).

#B9BFAE color codes

HEX	`#B9BFAE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 191, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 74.9%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 12%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 9%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 9%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.46, -5.16, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.46, 9.4, 123.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.277, 50.632, 47.371)`
Decimal	`12173230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9BFAE, 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 #B9BFAE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9BFAE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.13:1	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 #B9BFAE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9bfae; }
.text { color: #b9bfae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9bfae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 191 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9bfae, #b0bfae); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9BFAE?: #B9BFAE is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Irish Moor. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9BFAE?: The RGB value is 185, 191, 174: 185 red, 191 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9BFAE?: The complementary color is #B4AEBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9BFAE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.13:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.