What color is #B3B695?

#B3B695 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 #B3B695?

The RGB value is 179, 182, 149: 179 red, 182 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B695?

The complementary color is #9895B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B695?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B695 color

#B3B695 rgb(179, 182, 149)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3B695 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.4% green and 58.4% blue (179, 182, 149).

Its hue angle is 65°, with 18% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.04:1).

#B3B695 color codes

HEX	`#B3B695`
RGB	`rgb(179, 182, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.4%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(65, 18%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(65, 18%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 18%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.03, -6.75, 16.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.03, 17.81, 112.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(40.743, 45.21, 35.008)`
Decimal	`11777685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B695, 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 #B3B695	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B695 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.04:1	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 #B3B695 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b695; }
.text { color: #b3b695; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b695; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 182 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b695, #a3b695); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #B3B695?: #B3B695 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 #B3B695?: The RGB value is 179, 182, 149: 179 red, 182 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B695?: The complementary color is #9895B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B695?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.04:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.