What color is #B3B9A0?

#B3B9A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3B9A0?

The RGB value is 179, 185, 160: 179 red, 185 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3B9A0?

The complementary color is #A6A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3B9A0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3B9A0 color

#B3B9A0 rgb(179, 185, 160)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3B9A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.5% green and 62.7% blue (179, 185, 160).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 15% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gargoyle (#ABB39E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.36:1).

#B3B9A0 color codes

HEX	`#B3B9A0`
RGB	`rgb(179, 185, 160)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.5%, 62.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 15%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 14%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 14%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.07, -6.56, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.07, 13.67, 118.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.284, 46.82, 40.06)`
Decimal	`11778464`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3B9A0, 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 #B3B9A0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3B9A0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.03:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.36:1	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 #B3B9A0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3b9a0; }
.text { color: #b3b9a0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3b9a0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 185 160 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3b9a0, #a7b9a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3B9A0?: #B3B9A0 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Gargoyle. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3B9A0?: The RGB value is 179, 185, 160: 179 red, 185 green and 160 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3B9A0?: The complementary color is #A6A0B9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3B9A0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.36:1 and white text 2.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.