What color is #B9CBA3?

#B9CBA3 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 #B9CBA3?

The RGB value is 185, 203, 163: 185 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CBA3?

The complementary color is #B5A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CBA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CBA3 color

#B9CBA3 rgb(185, 203, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9CBA3 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 79.6% green and 63.9% blue (185, 203, 163).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 28% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Seedling (#C0CBA1), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.13:1).

#B9CBA3 color codes

HEX	`#B9CBA3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 203, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 79.6%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 28%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 20%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.43, -13.22, 17.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.43, 22.29, 126.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.973, 55.67, 42.861)`
Decimal	`12176291`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CBA3, 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 #B9CBA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CBA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.13:1	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 #B9CBA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cba3; }
.text { color: #b9cba3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cba3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 203 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cba3, #a5cba3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B9CBA3?: #B9CBA3 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 #B9CBA3?: The RGB value is 185, 203, 163: 185 red, 203 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CBA3?: The complementary color is #B5A3CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CBA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.