What color is #B9C4BE?

#B9C4BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C4BE?

The RGB value is 185, 196, 190: 185 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C4BE?

The complementary color is #C4B9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C4BE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C4BE color

#B9C4BE rgb(185, 196, 190)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9C4BE is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.9% green and 74.5% blue (185, 196, 190).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 9% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Ash Gray (#B2BEB5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.7:1).

#B9C4BE color codes

HEX	`#B9C4BE`
RGB	`rgb(185, 196, 190)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.9%, 74.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 9%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 6%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 3%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.18, -4.9, 1.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.18, 5.19, 160.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.04, 53.511, 56.45)`
Decimal	`12174526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C4BE, 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 #B9C4BE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C4BE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.7:1	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 #B9C4BE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c4be; }
.text { color: #b9c4be; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c4be; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 196 190 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c4be, #b9c4c4); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9C4BE?: #B9C4BE is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Ash Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C4BE?: The RGB value is 185, 196, 190: 185 red, 196 green and 190 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C4BE?: The complementary color is #C4B9BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C4BE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.7:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.