What color is #B3CAAB?

#B3CAAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CAAB?

The RGB value is 179, 202, 171: 179 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CAAB?

The complementary color is #C2ABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CAAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CAAB color

#B3CAAB rgb(179, 202, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3CAAB is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 79.2% green and 67.1% blue (179, 202, 171).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 23% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 21% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.95:1).

#B3CAAB color codes

HEX	`#B3CAAB`
RGB	`rgb(179, 202, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 79.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 23%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 15%, 79%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 15%, 21%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.91, -13.52, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.91, 18.68, 136.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.06, 54.764, 46.611)`
Decimal	`11782827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CAAB, 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 #B3CAAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CAAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.95:1	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 #B3CAAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3caab; }
.text { color: #b3caab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3caab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 202 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3caab, #abcab2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #B3CAAB?: #B3CAAB is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CAAB?: The RGB value is 179, 202, 171: 179 red, 202 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CAAB?: The complementary color is #C2ABCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CAAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.95:1 and white text 1.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.