What color is #B3BF9D?

#B3BF9D 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 #B3BF9D?

The RGB value is 179, 191, 157: 179 red, 191 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3BF9D?

The complementary color is #A99DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3BF9D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3BF9D color

#B3BF9D rgb(179, 191, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3BF9D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 74.9% green and 61.6% blue (179, 191, 157).

Its hue angle is 81°, 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 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.86:1).

#B3BF9D color codes

HEX	`#B3BF9D`
RGB	`rgb(179, 191, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 74.9%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(81, 21%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(81, 18%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 18%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.62, -10.19, 15.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.62, 18.79, 122.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.306, 49.28, 39.122)`
Decimal	`11779997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3BF9D, 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 #B3BF9D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3BF9D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.86:1	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 #B3BF9D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3bf9d; }
.text { color: #b3bf9d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3bf9d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 191 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3bf9d, #a2bf9d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3BF9D?: #B3BF9D 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 #B3BF9D?: The RGB value is 179, 191, 157: 179 red, 191 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3BF9D?: The complementary color is #A99DBF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3BF9D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.86:1 and white text 1.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.