What color is #B3CEC4?

#B3CEC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CEC4?

The RGB value is 179, 206, 196: 179 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CEC4?

The complementary color is #CEB3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CEC4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CEC4 color

#B3CEC4 rgb(179, 206, 196)

Shades of gray

The hex color #B3CEC4 is a light, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 80.8% green and 76.9% blue (179, 206, 196).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 22% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Misty Morning (#B2C8BD), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

#B3CEC4 color codes

HEX	`#B3CEC4`
RGB	`rgb(179, 206, 196)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 80.8%, 76.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 22%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 13%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 5%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.58, -10.99, 1.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.58, 11.15, 170.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.623, 57.711, 60.686)`
Decimal	`11783876`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CEC4, 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 #B3CEC4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CEC4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #B3CEC4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cec4; }
.text { color: #b3cec4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cec4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 206 196 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cec4, #b3cace); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3CEC4?: #B3CEC4 is a light, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Misty Morning. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CEC4?: The RGB value is 179, 206, 196: 179 red, 206 green and 196 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CEC4?: The complementary color is #CEB3BD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CEC4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.