What color is #B3BE9B?

#B3BE9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BE9B?

The RGB value is 179, 190, 155: 179 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BE9B?

The complementary color is #A69BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BE9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BE9B color

#B3BE9B rgb(179, 190, 155)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BE9B is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.5% green and 60.8% blue (179, 190, 155).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 21% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.76:1).

#B3BE9B color codes

HEX	`#B3BE9B`
RGB	`rgb(179, 190, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.5%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.31, -9.99, 16.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.31, 19.23, 121.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.92, 48.777, 38.158)`
Decimal	`11779739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BE9B, 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 #B3BE9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BE9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.76:1	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 #B3BE9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3be9b; }
.text { color: #b3be9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3be9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 190 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3be9b, #a2be9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3BE9B?: #B3BE9B is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BE9B?: The RGB value is 179, 190, 155: 179 red, 190 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BE9B?: The complementary color is #A69BBE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BE9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.76:1 and white text 1.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.