What color is #B3CA96?

#B3CA96 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 #B3CA96?

The RGB value is 179, 202, 150: 179 red, 202 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CA96?

The complementary color is #AD96CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CA96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CA96 color

#B3CA96 rgb(179, 202, 150)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3CA96 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 79.2% green and 58.8% blue (179, 202, 150).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 33% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.81:1).

#B3CA96 color codes

HEX	`#B3CA96`
RGB	`rgb(179, 202, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 79.2%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 33%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 26%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 26%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.48, -16.91, 23.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.48, 28.92, 125.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.215, 54.026, 36.894)`
Decimal	`11782806`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CA96, 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 #B3CA96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CA96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.81:1	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 #B3CA96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ca96; }
.text { color: #b3ca96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ca96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 202 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ca96, #99ca96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #B3CA96?: #B3CA96 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 #B3CA96?: The RGB value is 179, 202, 150: 179 red, 202 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CA96?: The complementary color is #AD96CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CA96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.81:1 and white text 1.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.