Information about #B3C096 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #B3C096 reads as a softly balanced chartreuse and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Gooseberry (#BFC298). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bergamot Sage - Kultlabel Color Registry (#AEB59B) and Soft Apple (#B8CA9D).
Technically, the mix leans on its green channel (rgb(179, 192, 150)), which gives #B3C096 its character. If you plan to put text on a #B3C096 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 10.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.9:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#B3C096 color variations
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#B3C096 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B3C096 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B3C096 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B3C096 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B3C096 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B3C096 color
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Nearest named colors to #B3C096
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#BFC298
#B8CA9D
#A9BA9D
#BCB88F
#B9B398
#BBBBA1
#A5BA93
#B1C086
#BBB58D
#BCB88A
#A3BD9C
#B3C096 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B3C096
- RGB179, 192, 150
- CMYK5, 0, 16, 25
- CSSrgb(179, 192, 150)
- HSL79°, 25%, 67%
- HSL Precise78.571°, 25%, 67.059%
- HSV79°, 22%, 75%
- HSB79°, 22%, 75%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.588
- GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.753, 0.588)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.753, 0.588, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.753, 0.588)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB58.8%
- Color FamilyChartreuse
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDB3C096
- DECIMAL ID11780246
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers334 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
