What color is #B3CFA5?

#B3CFA5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3CFA5?

The RGB value is 179, 207, 165: 179 red, 207 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3CFA5?

The complementary color is #C1A5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3CFA5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3CFA5 color

#B3CFA5 rgb(179, 207, 165)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3CFA5 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 81.2% green and 64.7% blue (179, 207, 165).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 30% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 19% black.

The closest named color is Greenhorn (#B2CC9A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.39:1).

#B3CFA5 color codes

HEX	`#B3CFA5`
RGB	`rgb(179, 207, 165)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 81.2%, 64.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 30%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 20%, 81%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 19%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.14, -17.06, 17.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.14, 24.67, 133.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.693, 56.925, 44.065)`
Decimal	`11784101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3CFA5, 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 #B3CFA5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3CFA5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.39:1	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 #B3CFA5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3cfa5; }
.text { color: #b3cfa5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3cfa5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 207 165 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3cfa5, #a5cfac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B3CFA5?: #B3CFA5 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Greenhorn. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3CFA5?: The RGB value is 179, 207, 165: 179 red, 207 green and 165 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3CFA5?: The complementary color is #C1A5CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3CFA5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.39:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.