What color is #B3BA97?

#B3BA97 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 #B3BA97?

The RGB value is 179, 186, 151: 179 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BA97?

The complementary color is #9E97BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BA97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BA97 color

#B3BA97 rgb(179, 186, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BA97 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 72.9% green and 59.2% blue (179, 186, 151).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 20% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Animal Kingdom (#BCC09E), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.39:1).

#B3BA97 color codes

HEX	`#B3BA97`
RGB	`rgb(179, 186, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 72.9%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 20%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.15, -8.54, 16.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.15, 18.99, 116.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.735, 46.936, 36.133)`
Decimal	`11778711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BA97, 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 #B3BA97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BA97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.39:1	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 #B3BA97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ba97; }
.text { color: #b3ba97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ba97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 186 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ba97, #a2ba97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3BA97?: #B3BA97 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 #B3BA97?: The RGB value is 179, 186, 151: 179 red, 186 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BA97?: The complementary color is #9E97BA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BA97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.39:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.