What color is #B3C699?

#B3C699 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C699?

The RGB value is 179, 198, 153: 179 red, 198 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C699?

The complementary color is #AC99C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C699?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C699 color

#B3C699 rgb(179, 198, 153)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C699 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 77.6% green and 60% blue (179, 198, 153).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 28% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.45:1).

#B3C699 color codes

HEX	`#B3C699`
RGB	`rgb(179, 198, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 77.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 28%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 23%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 23%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.44, -14.42, 20.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.44, 25.03, 125.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(44.533, 52.272, 37.874)`
Decimal	`11781785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C699, 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 #B3C699	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C699 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.83:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.45:1	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 #B3C699 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c699; }
.text { color: #b3c699; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c699; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 198 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c699, #9cc699); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3C699?: #B3C699 is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C699?: The RGB value is 179, 198, 153: 179 red, 198 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C699?: The complementary color is #AC99C6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C699?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.45:1 and white text 1.83:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.