What color is #B9CFB3?

#B9CFB3 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 #B9CFB3?

The RGB value is 185, 207, 179: 185 red, 207 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9CFB3?

The complementary color is #C9B3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9CFB3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9CFB3 color

#B9CFB3 rgb(185, 207, 179)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9CFB3 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 81.2% green and 70.2% blue (185, 207, 179).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 23% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.64:1).

#B9CFB3 color codes

HEX	`#B9CFB3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 207, 179)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 81.2%, 70.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 23%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 14%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 14%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.85, -12.59, 11.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.85, 17.01, 137.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.456, 58.194, 51.213)`
Decimal	`12177331`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9CFB3, 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 #B9CFB3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9CFB3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.64:1	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 #B9CFB3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9cfb3; }
.text { color: #b9cfb3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9cfb3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 207 179 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9cfb3, #b3cfbb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B9CFB3?: #B9CFB3 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 #B9CFB3?: The RGB value is 185, 207, 179: 185 red, 207 green and 179 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9CFB3?: The complementary color is #C9B3CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9CFB3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.64:1 and white text 1.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.