What color is #B3B68A?

#B3B68A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B68A?

The RGB value is 179, 182, 138: 179 red, 182 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B68A?

The complementary color is #8D8AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B68A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B68A color

#B3B68A rgb(179, 182, 138)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3B68A is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.4% green and 54.1% blue (179, 182, 138).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 23% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.97:1).

#B3B68A color codes

HEX	`#B3B68A`
RGB	`rgb(179, 182, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 23%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 24%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 24%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.81, -8.4, 22.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.81, 23.66, 110.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(39.906, 44.875, 30.599)`
Decimal	`11777674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B68A, 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 #B3B68A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B68A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.97:1	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 #B3B68A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b68a; }
.text { color: #b3b68a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b68a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 182 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b68a, #9db68a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3B68A?: #B3B68A is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B68A?: The RGB value is 179, 182, 138: 179 red, 182 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B68A?: The complementary color is #8D8AB6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B68A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.97:1 and white text 2.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.