What color is #B3C3AC?

#B3C3AC 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 #B3C3AC?

The RGB value is 179, 195, 172: 179 red, 195 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C3AC?

The complementary color is #BCACC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C3AC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C3AC color

#B3C3AC rgb(179, 195, 172)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C3AC is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.5% green and 67.5% blue (179, 195, 172).

Its hue angle is 102°, 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 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.32:1).

#B3C3AC color codes

HEX	`#B3C3AC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 195, 172)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.5%, 67.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 16%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 12%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 12%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.04, -9.74, 9.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.04, 13.75, 135.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.551, 51.592, 46.58)`
Decimal	`11781036`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C3AC, 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 #B3C3AC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C3AC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.32:1	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 #B3C3AC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c3ac; }
.text { color: #b3c3ac; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c3ac; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 195 172 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c3ac, #acc3b1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3C3AC?: #B3C3AC 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 #B3C3AC?: The RGB value is 179, 195, 172: 179 red, 195 green and 172 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C3AC?: The complementary color is #BCACC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C3AC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 and white text 1.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.