What color is #B9CA9C?

#B9CA9C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CA9C?

The RGB value is 185, 202, 156: 185 red, 202 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CA9C?

The complementary color is #AD9CCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CA9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CA9C color

#B9CA9C rgb(185, 202, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9CA9C is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.2% green and 61.2% blue (185, 202, 156).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 30% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.99:1).

#B9CA9C color codes

HEX	`#B9CA9C`
RGB	`rgb(185, 202, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.2%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 30%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 23%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 23%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.02, -13.8, 21.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.02, 25.21, 123.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.128, 54.956, 39.571)`
Decimal	`12176028`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CA9C, 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 #B9CA9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CA9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.99:1	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 #B9CA9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ca9c; }
.text { color: #b9ca9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ca9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 202 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ca9c, #a2ca9c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B9CA9C?: #B9CA9C is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Seedling. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CA9C?: The RGB value is 185, 202, 156: 185 red, 202 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CA9C?: The complementary color is #AD9CCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CA9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.99:1 and white text 1.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.