What color is #B3C2AB?

#B3C2AB 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 #B3C2AB?

The RGB value is 179, 194, 171: 179 red, 194 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C2AB?

The complementary color is #BAABC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C2AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C2AB color

#B3C2AB rgb(179, 194, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C2AB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.1% green and 67.1% blue (179, 194, 171).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 16% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Meadow Morn (#AEBEA6), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#B3C2AB color codes

HEX	`#B3C2AB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 194, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.1%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.74, -9.39, 9.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.74, 13.6, 133.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.232, 51.107, 46.002)`
Decimal	`11780779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C2AB, 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 #B3C2AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C2AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #B3C2AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c2ab; }
.text { color: #b3c2ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c2ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 194 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c2ab, #abc2ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3C2AB?: #B3C2AB 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 #B3C2AB?: The RGB value is 179, 194, 171: 179 red, 194 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C2AB?: The complementary color is #BAABC2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C2AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.