What color is #B9C5A1?

#B9C5A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C5A1?

The RGB value is 185, 197, 161: 185 red, 197 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C5A1?

The complementary color is #ADA1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C5A1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C5A1 color

#B9C5A1 rgb(185, 197, 161)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9C5A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 77.3% green and 63.1% blue (185, 197, 161).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 24% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.56:1).

#B9C5A1 color codes

HEX	`#B9C5A1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 197, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 77.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 24%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 18%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.77, -10.46, 16.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.77, 19.71, 122.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.406, 52.82, 41.462)`
Decimal	`12174753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C5A1, 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 #B9C5A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C5A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.56:1	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 #B9C5A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c5a1; }
.text { color: #b9c5a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c5a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 197 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c5a1, #a7c5a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B9C5A1?: #B9C5A1 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C5A1?: The RGB value is 185, 197, 161: 185 red, 197 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C5A1?: The complementary color is #ADA1C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C5A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.56:1 and white text 1.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.