What color is #B3CB93?

#B3CB93 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 #B3CB93?

The RGB value is 179, 203, 147: 179 red, 203 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CB93?

The complementary color is #AB93CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CB93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CB93 color

#B3CB93 rgb(179, 203, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3CB93 is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 79.6% green and 57.6% blue (179, 203, 147).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 35% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.88:1).

#B3CB93 color codes

HEX	`#B3CB93`
RGB	`rgb(179, 203, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 79.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 35%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 28%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 28%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.7, -17.86, 25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.7, 31, 125.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(45.212, 54.402, 35.717)`
Decimal	`11783059`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CB93, 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 #B3CB93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CB93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.88:1	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 #B3CB93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cb93; }
.text { color: #b3cb93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cb93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 203 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cb93, #97cb93); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B3CB93?: #B3CB93 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 #B3CB93?: The RGB value is 179, 203, 147: 179 red, 203 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CB93?: The complementary color is #AB93CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CB93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.88:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.