What color is #B3D298?

#B3D298 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3D298?

The RGB value is 179, 210, 152: 179 red, 210 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3D298?

The complementary color is #B798D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3D298?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3D298 color

#B3D298 rgb(179, 210, 152)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3D298 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 82.4% green and 59.6% blue (179, 210, 152).

Its hue angle is 92°, with 39% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is In Good Taste (#B6D4A0), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.59:1).

#B3D298 color codes

HEX	`#B3D298`
RGB	`rgb(179, 210, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 82.4%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(92, 39%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(92, 28%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 28%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.71, -20.6, 25.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.71, 32.74, 129)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.304, 57.943, 38.392)`
Decimal	`11784856`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3D298, 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 #B3D298	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3D298 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.59:1	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 #B3D298 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3d298; }
.text { color: #b3d298; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3d298; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 210 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3d298, #98d29a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B3D298?: #B3D298 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color In Good Taste. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3D298?: The RGB value is 179, 210, 152: 179 red, 210 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3D298?: The complementary color is #B798D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3D298?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.59:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.