What color is #B3C3A8?

#B3C3A8 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 #B3C3A8?

The RGB value is 179, 195, 168: 179 red, 195 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C3A8?

The complementary color is #B8A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C3A8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C3A8 color

#B3C3A8 rgb(179, 195, 168)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C3A8 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.5% green and 65.9% blue (179, 195, 168).

Its hue angle is 96°, 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 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.29:1).

#B3C3A8 color codes

HEX	`#B3C3A8`
RGB	`rgb(179, 195, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.5%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 18%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 14%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 14%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.95, -10.43, 11.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.95, 15.7, 131.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.172, 51.441, 44.587)`
Decimal	`11781032`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C3A8, 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 #B3C3A8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C3A8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.29:1	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 #B3C3A8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c3a8; }
.text { color: #b3c3a8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c3a8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 195 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c3a8, #a8c3aa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3C3A8?: #B3C3A8 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 #B3C3A8?: The RGB value is 179, 195, 168: 179 red, 195 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C3A8?: The complementary color is #B8A8C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C3A8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.29:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.