What color is #B9C3AB?

#B9C3AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C3AB?

The RGB value is 185, 195, 171: 185 red, 195 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C3AB?

The complementary color is #B5ABC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C3AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C3AB color

#B9C3AB rgb(185, 195, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9C3AB is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.5% green and 67.1% blue (185, 195, 171).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 17% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Bok Choy (#BCCAB3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.46:1).

#B9C3AB color codes

HEX	`#B9C3AB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 195, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 17%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.45, -7.78, 10.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.45, 13.39, 125.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.872, 52.285, 46.143)`
Decimal	`12174251`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C3AB, 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 #B9C3AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C3AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.46:1	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 #B9C3AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c3ab; }
.text { color: #b9c3ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c3ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 195 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c3ab, #adc3ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9C3AB?: #B9C3AB is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bok Choy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C3AB?: The RGB value is 185, 195, 171: 185 red, 195 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C3AB?: The complementary color is #B5ABC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C3AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.46:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.