What color is #B3D1C0?

#B3D1C0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3D1C0?

The RGB value is 179, 209, 192: 179 red, 209 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3D1C0?

The complementary color is #D1B3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3D1C0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3D1C0 color

#B3D1C0 rgb(179, 209, 192)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3D1C0 is a light, grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 82% green and 75.3% blue (179, 209, 192).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 25% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#B3D1C0 color codes

HEX	`#B3D1C0`
RGB	`rgb(179, 209, 192)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 82%, 75.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 25%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 14%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 8%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.29, -13.29, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.29, 14.23, 159.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.903, 58.989, 58.563)`
Decimal	`11784640`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3D1C0, 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 #B3D1C0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3D1C0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #B3D1C0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3d1c0; }
.text { color: #b3d1c0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3d1c0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 209 192 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3d1c0, #b3d1cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3D1C0?: #B3D1C0 is a light, grayish green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3D1C0?: The RGB value is 179, 209, 192: 179 red, 209 green and 192 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3D1C0?: The complementary color is #D1B3C4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3D1C0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.