What color is #B3B99C?

#B3B99C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B99C?

The RGB value is 179, 185, 156: 179 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B99C?

The complementary color is #A29CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B99C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B99C color

#B3B99C rgb(179, 185, 156)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3B99C is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.5% green and 61.2% blue (179, 185, 156).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 17% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 27% 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 10.34:1).

#B3B99C color codes

HEX	`#B3B99C`
RGB	`rgb(179, 185, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.5%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 17%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 16%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 16%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.99, -7.22, 14.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.99, 15.78, 117.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.939, 46.682, 38.247)`
Decimal	`11778460`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B99C, 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 #B3B99C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B99C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.34:1	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 #B3B99C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b99c; }
.text { color: #b3b99c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b99c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 185 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b99c, #a4b99c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3B99C?: #B3B99C is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Animal Kingdom. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B99C?: The RGB value is 179, 185, 156: 179 red, 185 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B99C?: The complementary color is #A29CB9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B99C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.