What color is #B3C682?

#B3C682 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C682?

The RGB value is 179, 198, 130: 179 red, 198 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C682?

The complementary color is #9582C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C682?

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.

#B3C682 color

#B3C682 rgb(179, 198, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C682 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 77.6% green and 51% blue (179, 198, 130).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 37% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Fiddle-Leaf Fig (#A6C875), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#B3C682 color codes

HEX	`#B3C682`
RGB	`rgb(179, 198, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 77.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 37%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 34%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.03, -17.72, 31.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.03, 36.57, 118.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(42.814, 51.584, 28.816)`
Decimal	`11781762`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C682, 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 #B3C682	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C682 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 #B3C682 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c682; }
.text { color: #b3c682; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c682; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 198 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c682, #91c682); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B3C682?: #B3C682 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Fiddle-Leaf Fig. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C682?: The RGB value is 179, 198, 130: 179 red, 198 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C682?: The complementary color is #9582C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C682?: 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.