What color is #B3DFBD?

#B3DFBD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3DFBD?

The RGB value is 179, 223, 189: 179 red, 223 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3DFBD?

The complementary color is #DFB3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3DFBD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3DFBD color

#B3DFBD rgb(179, 223, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3DFBD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 87.5% green and 74.1% blue (179, 223, 189).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 41% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#B3DFBD color codes

HEX	`#B3DFBD`
RGB	`rgb(179, 223, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 87.5%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 41%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 20%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 15%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.01, -20.87, 12.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.01, 24.08, 150.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.161, 66.032, 58.026)`
Decimal	`11788221`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3DFBD, 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 #B3DFBD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3DFBD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #B3DFBD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3dfbd; }
.text { color: #b3dfbd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3dfbd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 223 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3dfbd, #b3dfd3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3DFBD?: #B3DFBD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3DFBD?: The RGB value is 179, 223, 189: 179 red, 223 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3DFBD?: The complementary color is #DFB3D5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3DFBD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.