What color is #B3C5A9?

#B3C5A9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C5A9?

The RGB value is 179, 197, 169: 179 red, 197 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C5A9?

The complementary color is #BBA9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C5A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C5A9 color

#B3C5A9 rgb(179, 197, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C5A9 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 77.3% green and 66.3% blue (179, 197, 169).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 19% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.48:1).

#B3C5A9 color codes

HEX	`#B3C5A9`
RGB	`rgb(179, 197, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 77.3%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 19%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 14%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 14%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.51, -11.29, 11.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.51, 16.47, 133.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.717, 52.38, 45.23)`
Decimal	`11781545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C5A9, 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 #B3C5A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C5A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.48:1	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 #B3C5A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c5a9; }
.text { color: #b3c5a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c5a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 197 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c5a9, #a9c5ad); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3C5A9?: #B3C5A9 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C5A9?: The RGB value is 179, 197, 169: 179 red, 197 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C5A9?: The complementary color is #BBA9C5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C5A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.48:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.