What color is #B3D28F?

#B3D28F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3D28F?

The RGB value is 179, 210, 143: 179 red, 210 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3D28F?

The complementary color is #AE8FD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3D28F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3D28F color

#B3D28F rgb(179, 210, 143)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3D28F is a light, desaturated yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 82.4% green and 56.1% blue (179, 210, 143).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 43% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.53:1).

#B3D28F color codes

HEX	`#B3D28F`
RGB	`rgb(179, 210, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 82.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 43%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 32%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 32%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.55, -21.91, 29.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.55, 37.08, 126.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.594, 57.66, 34.656)`
Decimal	`11784847`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3D28F, 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 #B3D28F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3D28F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.53:1	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 #B3D28F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3d28f; }
.text { color: #b3d28f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3d28f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 210 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3d28f, #92d28f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B3D28F?: #B3D28F is a light, desaturated yellow-green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3D28F?: The RGB value is 179, 210, 143: 179 red, 210 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3D28F?: The complementary color is #AE8FD2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3D28F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.53:1 and white text 1.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.