What color is #B3C8BD?

#B3C8BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3C8BD?

The RGB value is 179, 200, 189: 179 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3C8BD?

The complementary color is #C8B3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3C8BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3C8BD color

#B3C8BD rgb(179, 200, 189)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3C8BD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 78.4% green and 74.1% blue (179, 200, 189).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 16% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.91:1).

#B3C8BD color codes

HEX	`#B3C8BD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 200, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 78.4%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 16%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 11%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 5%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.79, -9.23, 3.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.79, 9.73, 161.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.428, 54.566, 56.115)`
Decimal	`11782333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3C8BD, 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 #B3C8BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3C8BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.91:1	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 #B3C8BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3c8bd; }
.text { color: #b3c8bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c8bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 200 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3c8bd, #b3c8c8); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3C8BD?: #B3C8BD is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3C8BD?: The RGB value is 179, 200, 189: 179 red, 200 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3C8BD?: The complementary color is #C8B3BE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3C8BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.91:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.