What color is #B9CAC1?

#B9CAC1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CAC1?

The RGB value is 185, 202, 193: 185 red, 202 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CAC1?

The complementary color is #CAB9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CAC1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CAC1 color

#B9CAC1 rgb(185, 202, 193)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B9CAC1 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.2% green and 75.7% blue (185, 202, 193).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 14% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.28:1).

#B9CAC1 color codes

HEX	`#B9CAC1`
RGB	`rgb(185, 202, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.2%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 14%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 8%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 4%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.84, -7.48, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.84, 7.89, 161.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.752, 56.405, 58.655)`
Decimal	`12176065`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CAC1, 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 #B9CAC1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CAC1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.28:1	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 #B9CAC1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cac1; }
.text { color: #b9cac1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cac1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 202 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cac1, #b9caca); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9CAC1?: #B9CAC1 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CAC1?: The RGB value is 185, 202, 193: 185 red, 202 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CAC1?: The complementary color is #CAB9C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CAC1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.28:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.