What color is #B3DEA7?

#B3DEA7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3DEA7?

The RGB value is 179, 222, 167: 179 red, 222 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3DEA7?

The complementary color is #D2A7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3DEA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3DEA7 color

#B3DEA7 rgb(179, 222, 167)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3DEA7 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 87.1% green and 65.5% blue (179, 222, 167).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 45% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.92:1).

#B3DEA7 color codes

HEX	`#B3DEA7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 222, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 87.1%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 45%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 25%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 25%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.29, -24.15, 22.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.29, 33.01, 137.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.685, 64.615, 46.301)`
Decimal	`11787943`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3DEA7, 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 #B3DEA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3DEA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.92:1	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 #B3DEA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3dea7; }
.text { color: #b3dea7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3dea7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 222 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3dea7, #a7deb7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3DEA7?: #B3DEA7 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3DEA7?: The RGB value is 179, 222, 167: 179 red, 222 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3DEA7?: The complementary color is #D2A7DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3DEA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.92:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.