What color is #B3BB8B?

#B3BB8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BB8B?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 139: 179 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BB8B?

The complementary color is #938BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BB8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BB8B color

#B3BB8B rgb(179, 187, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BB8B is a light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 54.5% blue (179, 187, 139).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 26% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.4:1).

#B3BB8B color codes

HEX	`#B3BB8B`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 26%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 26%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 26%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.18, -10.86, 23.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.18, 25.84, 114.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.021, 46.989, 31.33)`
Decimal	`11778955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BB8B, 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 #B3BB8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BB8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.02:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.4:1	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 #B3BB8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bb8b; }
.text { color: #b3bb8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bb8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bb8b, #9bbb8b); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3BB8B?: #B3BB8B is a light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BB8B?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 139: 179 red, 187 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BB8B?: The complementary color is #938BBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BB8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.4:1 and white text 2.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.