What color is #B9C49C?

#B9C49C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C49C?

The RGB value is 185, 196, 156: 185 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C49C?

The complementary color is #A79CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C49C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C49C color

#B9C49C rgb(185, 196, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9C49C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.9% green and 61.2% blue (185, 196, 156).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 25% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.44:1).

#B9C49C color codes

HEX	`#B9C49C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 196, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.9%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 25%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 20%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.4, -10.73, 18.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.4, 21.7, 119.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.748, 52.195, 39.111)`
Decimal	`12174492`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C49C, 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 #B9C49C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C49C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.44:1	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 #B9C49C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c49c; }
.text { color: #b9c49c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c49c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 196 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c49c, #a5c49c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B9C49C?: #B9C49C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C49C?: The RGB value is 185, 196, 156: 185 red, 196 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C49C?: The complementary color is #A79CC4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C49C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.44:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.