Information about #B3B9A5 color

#B3B9A5 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3B9A5 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 185, 165) (70.2% red, 72.5% green, 64.7% blue), or CMYK 2 / 0 / 8 / 27 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly toned yellow-green, #B3B9A5 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bone White (#B8B7A6). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Diana Green (#B1B5A9) and Pebble Grey (#B4B3A4).

The recipe behind #B3B9A5 is rgb(179, 185, 165), with green as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B3B9A5: 10.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.0:1 for white. #B3B9A5 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B3B9A5 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B3B9A5 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B3B9A5 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B3B9A5 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B3B9A5 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B3B9A5 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B3B9A5

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Bone White color link
Bone White

#B8B7A6

Diana Green color link
Diana Green

#B1B5A9

Pebble Grey color link
Pebble Grey

#B4B3A4

Copyrite color link
Copyrite

#B4B2A6

Mist Grey color link
Mist Grey

#BAB9A9

Eighth Arrowtown color link
Eighth Arrowtown

#BAB5A8

Bel Air color link
Bel Air

#ADB5AA

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Half Cougar color link
Half Cougar

#BCB5A6

Corkscrew color link
Corkscrew

#BDB6A5

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Ash color link
Ash

#BEBAA7

#B3B9A5 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3B9A5
  • RGB179, 185, 165
  • CMYK2, 0, 8, 27
  • CSSrgb(179, 185, 165)
  • HSL78°, 13%, 69%
  • HSL Precise78°, 12.5%, 68.627%
  • HSV78°, 11%, 73%
  • HSB78°, 11%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.725, 0.647)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.725, 0.647, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.725, 0.647)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.7%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3B9A5
  • DECIMAL ID11778469
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers24 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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