What color is #B3BF81?

#B3BF81 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3BF81?

The RGB value is 179, 191, 129: 179 red, 191 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BF81?

The complementary color is #8D81BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BF81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BF81 color

#B3BF81 rgb(179, 191, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BF81 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.9% green and 50.6% blue (179, 191, 129).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 33% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.69:1).

#B3BF81 color codes

HEX	`#B3BF81`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 33%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 32%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 32%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.1, -14.3, 29.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.1, 33.2, 115.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.184, 48.431, 27.943)`
Decimal	`11779969`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BF81, 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 #B3BF81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BF81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.69:1	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 #B3BF81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bf81; }
.text { color: #b3bf81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bf81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bf81, #94bf81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3BF81?: #B3BF81 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Nile. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3BF81?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 129: 179 red, 191 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BF81?: The complementary color is #8D81BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BF81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 and white text 1.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.