What color is #B3BF8A?

#B3BF8A 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 #B3BF8A?

The RGB value is 179, 191, 138: 179 red, 191 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BF8A?

The complementary color is #968ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BF8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BF8A color

#B3BF8A rgb(179, 191, 138)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BF8A is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.9% green and 54.1% blue (179, 191, 138).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 29% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Nile (#AFB982), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.74:1).

#B3BF8A color codes

HEX	`#B3BF8A`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 29%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 28%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 28%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.25, -13.07, 25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.25, 28.59, 117.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.808, 48.68, 31.234)`
Decimal	`11779978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BF8A, 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 #B3BF8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BF8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.74:1	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 #B3BF8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bf8a; }
.text { color: #b3bf8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bf8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bf8a, #98bf8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B3BF8A?: #B3BF8A 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 #B3BF8A?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 138: 179 red, 191 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BF8A?: The complementary color is #968ABF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BF8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.74:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.