What color is #B3E19F?

#B3E19F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3E19F?

The RGB value is 179, 225, 159: 179 red, 225 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3E19F?

The complementary color is #CD9FE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3E19F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3E19F color

#B3E19F rgb(179, 225, 159)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3E19F is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 88.2% green and 62.4% blue (179, 225, 159).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 52% saturation and 75% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Basil Smash (#B7E1A1), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.19:1).

#B3E19F color codes

HEX	`#B3E19F`
RGB	`rgb(179, 225, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 88.2%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 52%, 75%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 29%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 29%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.96, -26.85, 27.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.96, 38.49, 134.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.772, 65.936, 42.793)`
Decimal	`11788703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3E19F, 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 #B3E19F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3E19F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.19:1	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 #B3E19F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3e19f; }
.text { color: #b3e19f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e19f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 225 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3e19f, #9fe1ac); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3E19F?: #B3E19F is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Basil Smash. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3E19F?: The RGB value is 179, 225, 159: 179 red, 225 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3E19F?: The complementary color is #CD9FE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3E19F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.19:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.