What color is #B9C3A3?

#B9C3A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9C3A3?

The RGB value is 185, 195, 163: 185 red, 195 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9C3A3?

The complementary color is #ADA3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9C3A3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9C3A3 color

#B9C3A3 rgb(185, 195, 163)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9C3A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 76.5% green and 63.9% blue (185, 195, 163).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 21% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 24% black.

The closest named color is Camping Grounds (#B4C2A2), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.4:1).

#B9C3A3 color codes

HEX	`#B9C3A3`
RGB	`rgb(185, 195, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 76.5%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 21%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 16%, 76%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 16%, 24%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.27, -9.1, 14.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.27, 17.5, 121.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(46.133, 51.989, 42.248)`
Decimal	`12174243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9C3A3, 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 #B9C3A3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9C3A3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.4:1	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 #B9C3A3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9c3a3; }
.text { color: #b9c3a3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9c3a3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 195 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9c3a3, #a9c3a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #B9C3A3?: #B9C3A3 is a light, grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camping Grounds. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9C3A3?: The RGB value is 185, 195, 163: 185 red, 195 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9C3A3?: The complementary color is #ADA3C3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9C3A3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.4:1 and white text 1.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.