What color is #B9C2AD?

#B9C2AD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C2AD?

The RGB value is 185, 194, 173: 185 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C2AD?

The complementary color is #B6ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C2AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C2AD color

#B9C2AD rgb(185, 194, 173)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C2AD is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.1% green and 67.8% blue (185, 194, 173).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.38:1).

#B9C2AD color codes

HEX	`#B9C2AD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 194, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.1%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.23, -6.91, 9.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.23, 11.75, 126.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.841, 51.915, 47.08)`
Decimal	`12173997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C2AD, 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 #B9C2AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C2AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.38:1	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 #B9C2AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c2ad; }
.text { color: #b9c2ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c2ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 194 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c2ad, #aec2ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9C2AD?: #B9C2AD is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C2AD?: The RGB value is 185, 194, 173: 185 red, 194 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C2AD?: The complementary color is #B6ADC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C2AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.38:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.