Information about #B3CAA4 color

#B3CAA4 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B3CAA4 belongs to the Chartreuse Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(179, 202, 164) (70.2% red, 79.2% green, 64.3% blue), or CMYK 9 / 0 / 15 / 21 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A moderately toned zesty chartreuse, #B3CAA4 appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Apple (#B8CA9D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pixie Green (#BBCDA5) and Pale Leaf (#BDCAA8).

The recipe behind #B3CAA4 is rgb(179, 202, 164), with green as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #B3CAA4 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 11.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.8:1. No one has named #B3CAA4 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3CAA4 color variations

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

#B3CAA4 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B3CAA4

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

Soft Apple color link
Soft Apple

#B8CA9D

Pixie Green color link
Pixie Green

#BBCDA5

Pale Leaf color link
Pale Leaf

#BDCAA8

Beryl Green color link
Beryl Green

#BCBFA8

Gum Leaf color link
Gum Leaf

#ACC9B2

Meredith color link
Meredith

#A8BFA6

Rainee color link
Rainee

#B3C1B1

Enigma green color link
Enigma green

#AEC5B3

Kidnapper color link
Kidnapper

#BFC0AB

Aspiring color link
Aspiring

#BBBBA1

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3CAA4
  • RGB179, 202, 164
  • CMYK9, 0, 15, 21
  • CSSrgb(179, 202, 164)
  • HSL96°, 26%, 72%
  • HSL Precise96.316°, 26.389%, 71.765%
  • HSV96°, 19%, 79%
  • HSB96°, 19%, 79%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.792
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.792, 0.643)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.792, 0.643, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.792, 0.643)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB79.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB64.3%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3CAA4
  • DECIMAL ID11782820
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01