What color is #B3CDAD?

#B3CDAD 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 #B3CDAD?

The RGB value is 179, 205, 173: 179 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CDAD?

The complementary color is #C7ADCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CDAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CDAD color

#B3CDAD rgb(179, 205, 173)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3CDAD is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 80.4% green and 67.8% blue (179, 205, 173).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 24% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Nature (#BFD5B3), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.25:1).

#B3CDAD color codes

HEX	`#B3CDAD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 205, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 80.4%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 24%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 16%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 16%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.76, -14.7, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.76, 19.65, 138.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.963, 56.263, 47.86)`
Decimal	`11783597`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CDAD, 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 #B3CDAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CDAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.25:1	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 #B3CDAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cdad; }
.text { color: #b3cdad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cdad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 205 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cdad, #adcdb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B3CDAD?: #B3CDAD 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 #B3CDAD?: The RGB value is 179, 205, 173: 179 red, 205 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CDAD?: The complementary color is #C7ADCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CDAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 and white text 1.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.