What color is #B3C8AA?

#B3C8AA 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 #B3C8AA?

The RGB value is 179, 200, 170: 179 red, 200 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C8AA?

The complementary color is #BFAAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C8AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C8AA color

#B3C8AA rgb(179, 200, 170)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3C8AA is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 78.4% green and 66.7% blue (179, 200, 170).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 21% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.76:1).

#B3C8AA color codes

HEX	`#B3C8AA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 200, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 78.4%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 21%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 15%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.34, -12.67, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.34, 17.89, 135.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.499, 53.794, 45.956)`
Decimal	`11782314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C8AA, 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 #B3C8AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.76:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C8AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.76:1	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 #B3C8AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c8aa; }
.text { color: #b3c8aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c8aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 200 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c8aa, #aac8b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3C8AA?: #B3C8AA 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 #B3C8AA?: The RGB value is 179, 200, 170: 179 red, 200 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C8AA?: The complementary color is #BFAAC8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C8AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.76:1 and white text 1.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.