What color is #B3B899?

#B3B899 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B899?

The RGB value is 179, 184, 153: 179 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B899?

The complementary color is #9E99B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B899?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B899 color

#B3B899 rgb(179, 184, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3B899 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.2% green and 60% blue (179, 184, 153).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 18% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.23:1).

#B3B899 color codes

HEX	`#B3B899`
RGB	`rgb(179, 184, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.2%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 18%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 17%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.65, -7.17, 15.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.65, 16.8, 115.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.48, 46.165, 36.856)`
Decimal	`11778201`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B899, 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 #B3B899	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B899 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.05:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.23:1	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 #B3B899 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b899; }
.text { color: #b3b899; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b899; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 184 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b899, #a3b899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3B899?: #B3B899 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B899?: The RGB value is 179, 184, 153: 179 red, 184 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B899?: The complementary color is #9E99B8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B899?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.23:1 and white text 2.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.