What color is #B9CCAF?

#B9CCAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CCAF?

The RGB value is 185, 204, 175: 185 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CCAF?

The complementary color is #C2AFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CCAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CCAF color

#B9CCAF rgb(185, 204, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9CCAF is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80% green and 68.6% blue (185, 204, 175).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 22% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Isle of Dreams (#BCCCB5), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

#B9CCAF color codes

HEX	`#B9CCAF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 204, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 22%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 14%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.95, -11.75, 12.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.95, 17.01, 133.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.337, 56.595, 48.874)`
Decimal	`12176559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CCAF, 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 #B9CCAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CCAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #B9CCAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9ccaf; }
.text { color: #b9ccaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9ccaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 204 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9ccaf, #afccb4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CCAF?: #B9CCAF is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Isle of Dreams. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CCAF?: The RGB value is 185, 204, 175: 185 red, 204 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CCAF?: The complementary color is #C2AFCC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CCAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.