Information about #B3CD7B color

#B3CD7B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B3CD7B falls into the Chartreuse Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(179, 205, 123) — 70.2% red, 80.4% green, 48.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 10 / 0 / 32 / 20. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored zesty chartreuse, #B3CD7B floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pale Olive Green (#B1D27B). Nearby in the Register you will also find Pale Olive (#B9CC81) and Greenish Tan (#BCCB7A).

The recipe behind #B3CD7B is rgb(179, 205, 123), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 11.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.8:1. No one has named #B3CD7B so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3CD7B color variations

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

#B3CD7B 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 #B3CD7B

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

Pale Olive color link
Pale Olive

#B9CC81

Greenish Tan color link
Greenish Tan

#BCCB7A

Caper color link
Caper

#AFC182

Poprock color link
Poprock

#C0C975

Anise color link
Anise

#A7D67D

Pine Glade color link
Pine Glade

#BDC07E

Feijoa color link
Feijoa

#A5D785

Pastel Olive color link
Pastel Olive

#BCBC82

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Sprout Pine color link
Sprout Pine

#A8CB8D

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3CD7B
  • RGB179, 205, 123
  • CMYK10, 0, 32, 20
  • CSSrgb(179, 205, 123)
  • HSL79°, 45%, 64%
  • HSL Precise79.024°, 45.055%, 64.314%
  • HSV79°, 40%, 80%
  • HSB79°, 40%, 80%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.804, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.804, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.804, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyChartreuse
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB3CD7B
  • DECIMAL ID11783547
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01