What color is #B3B693?

#B3B693 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 #B3B693?

The RGB value is 179, 182, 147: 179 red, 182 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B693?

The complementary color is #9693B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B693 color

#B3B693 rgb(179, 182, 147)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3B693 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.4% green and 57.6% blue (179, 182, 147).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 19% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.03:1).

#B3B693 color codes

HEX	`#B3B693`
RGB	`rgb(179, 182, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.4%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 19%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 19%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 19%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.99, -7.06, 17.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.99, 18.88, 111.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.584, 45.147, 34.174)`
Decimal	`11777683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B693, 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 #B3B693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.03:1	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 #B3B693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b693; }
.text { color: #b3b693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 182 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b693, #a2b693); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3B693?: #B3B693 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 #B3B693?: The RGB value is 179, 182, 147: 179 red, 182 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B693?: The complementary color is #9693B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.03:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.