What color is #B3B798?

#B3B798 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B798?

The RGB value is 179, 183, 152: 179 red, 183 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B798?

The complementary color is #9C98B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B798?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B798 color

#B3B798 rgb(179, 183, 152)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #B3B798 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 71.8% green and 59.6% blue (179, 183, 152).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.14:1).

#B3B798 color codes

HEX	`#B3B798`
RGB	`rgb(179, 183, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 71.8%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.36, -6.81, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.36, 16.77, 113.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.191, 45.718, 36.354)`
Decimal	`11777944`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B798, 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 #B3B798	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B798 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.14:1	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 #B3B798 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b798; }
.text { color: #b3b798; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b798; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 183 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b798, #a3b798); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3B798?: #B3B798 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B798?: The RGB value is 179, 183, 152: 179 red, 183 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B798?: The complementary color is #9C98B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B798?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.14:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.