What color is #B3C29D?

#B3C29D 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 #B3C29D?

The RGB value is 179, 194, 157: 179 red, 194 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C29D?

The complementary color is #AC9DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C29D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C29D color

#B3C29D rgb(179, 194, 157)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C29D is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.1% green and 61.6% blue (179, 194, 157).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 23% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#B3C29D color codes

HEX	`#B3C29D`
RGB	`rgb(179, 194, 157)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.1%, 61.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 23%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 19%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 19%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.44, -11.74, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.44, 20.6, 124.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(43.967, 50.601, 39.343)`
Decimal	`11780765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C29D, 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 #B3C29D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C29D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	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 #B3C29D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c29d; }
.text { color: #b3c29d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c29d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 194 157 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c29d, #a1c29d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3C29D?: #B3C29D 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 #B3C29D?: The RGB value is 179, 194, 157: 179 red, 194 green and 157 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C29D?: The complementary color is #AC9DC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C29D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.