What color is #B3D3BF?

#B3D3BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3D3BF?

The RGB value is 179, 211, 191: 179 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3D3BF?

The complementary color is #D3B3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3D3BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3D3BF color

#B3D3BF rgb(179, 211, 191)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3D3BF is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 82.7% green and 74.9% blue (179, 211, 191).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 27% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 17% black.

The closest named color is Frosted Fir (#B4D5BD), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.99:1).

#B3D3BF color codes

HEX	`#B3D3BF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 211, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 82.7%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 27%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 15%, 83%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 9%, 17%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.8, -14.5, 6.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.8, 15.83, 156.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.286, 59.933, 58.146)`
Decimal	`11785151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3D3BF, 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 #B3D3BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3D3BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.99:1	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 #B3D3BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3d3bf; }
.text { color: #b3d3bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3d3bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 211 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3d3bf, #b3d3cf); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ash Gray.

Questions

What color is #B3D3BF?: #B3D3BF is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Frosted Fir. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3D3BF?: The RGB value is 179, 211, 191: 179 red, 211 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3D3BF?: The complementary color is #D3B3C7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3D3BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.99:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.