What color is #B3BB97?

#B3BB97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BB97?

The RGB value is 179, 187, 151: 179 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BB97?

The complementary color is #9F97BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BB97?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BB97 color

#B3BB97 rgb(179, 187, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BB97 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 73.3% green and 59.2% blue (179, 187, 151).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 21% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Beige and Sage (#BBC199), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.47:1).

#B3BB97 color codes

HEX	`#B3BB97`
RGB	`rgb(179, 187, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 73.3%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 21%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 19%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 19%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.42, -9.06, 17.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.42, 19.56, 117.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.946, 47.359, 36.204)`
Decimal	`11778967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BB97, 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 #B3BB97	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BB97 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.01:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.47:1	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 #B3BB97 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bb97; }
.text { color: #b3bb97; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bb97; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 187 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bb97, #a1bb97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3BB97?: #B3BB97 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beige and Sage. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BB97?: The RGB value is 179, 187, 151: 179 red, 187 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BB97?: The complementary color is #9F97BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BB97?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.47:1 and white text 2.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.