What color is #B3C3AD?

#B3C3AD 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 #B3C3AD?

The RGB value is 179, 195, 173: 179 red, 195 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C3AD?

The complementary color is #BDADC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C3AD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C3AD color

#B3C3AD rgb(179, 195, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C3AD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 76.5% green and 67.8% blue (179, 195, 173).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 15% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% 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 11.33:1).

#B3C3AD color codes

HEX	`#B3C3AD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 195, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 76.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 15%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 11%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 11%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.06, -9.56, 9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.06, 13.27, 136.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.647, 51.631, 47.088)`
Decimal	`11781037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C3AD, 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 #B3C3AD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C3AD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.33:1	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 #B3C3AD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c3ad; }
.text { color: #b3c3ad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c3ad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 195 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c3ad, #adc3b2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3C3AD?: #B3C3AD 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 #B3C3AD?: The RGB value is 179, 195, 173: 179 red, 195 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C3AD?: The complementary color is #BDADC3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C3AD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.33:1 and white text 1.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.