What color is #B3C2A7?

#B3C2A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C2A7?

The RGB value is 179, 194, 167: 179 red, 194 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C2A7?

The complementary color is #B6A7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C2A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C2A7 color

#B3C2A7 rgb(179, 194, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C2A7 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.1% green and 65.5% blue (179, 194, 167).

Its hue angle is 93°, with 18% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.19:1).

#B3C2A7 color codes

HEX	`#B3C2A7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 194, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(93, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(93, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.65, -10.08, 11.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.65, 15.56, 130.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.856, 50.957, 44.024)`
Decimal	`11780775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C2A7, 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 #B3C2A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C2A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.19:1	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 #B3C2A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c2a7; }
.text { color: #b3c2a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c2a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 194 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c2a7, #a7c2a9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3C2A7?: #B3C2A7 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Meadow Morn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C2A7?: The RGB value is 179, 194, 167: 179 red, 194 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C2A7?: The complementary color is #B6A7C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C2A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.19:1 and white text 1.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.