What color is #B9CFAF?

#B9CFAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9CFAF?

The RGB value is 185, 207, 175: 185 red, 207 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CFAF?

The complementary color is #C5AFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CFAF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CFAF color

#B9CFAF rgb(185, 207, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9CFAF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 81.2% green and 68.6% blue (185, 207, 175).

Its hue angle is 101°, with 25% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#B9CFAF color codes

HEX	`#B9CFAF`
RGB	`rgb(185, 207, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 81.2%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(101, 25%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(101, 15%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, -13.28, 13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 18.9, 134.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.057, 58.035, 49.114)`
Decimal	`12177327`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CFAF, 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 #B9CFAF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CFAF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #B9CFAF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cfaf; }
.text { color: #b9cfaf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cfaf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 207 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cfaf, #afcfb5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B9CFAF?: #B9CFAF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9CFAF?: The RGB value is 185, 207, 175: 185 red, 207 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CFAF?: The complementary color is #C5AFCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CFAF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.