What color is #B9CDAD?

#B9CDAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CDAD?

The RGB value is 185, 205, 173: 185 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CDAD?

The complementary color is #C1ADCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CDAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CDAD color

#B9CDAD rgb(185, 205, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9CDAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 80.4% green and 67.8% blue (185, 205, 173).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.4:1).

#B9CDAD color codes

HEX	`#B9CDAD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 205, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 80.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.18, -12.6, 13.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.18, 18.6, 132.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.38, 56.994, 47.926)`
Decimal	`12176813`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CDAD, 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 #B9CDAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CDAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.4:1	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 #B9CDAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cdad; }
.text { color: #b9cdad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cdad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 205 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cdad, #adcdb1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B9CDAD?: #B9CDAD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CDAD?: The RGB value is 185, 205, 173: 185 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CDAD?: The complementary color is #C1ADCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CDAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.4:1 and white text 1.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.