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#B3C19B

#b3c19b ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3c19b is a color from the yellow-green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 75.69% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.69% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 82.11°, with 23.46% saturation and 68.24% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 6.78.

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Relative luminance0.5009

Complementary

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #a99bc1

Split complementary

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #9ba0c1
  3. #bc9bc1

Analogous

  1. #c1bc9b
  2. #b3c19b
  3. #a0c19b

Triadic

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #9bb3c1
  3. #c19bb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #9bc1a9
  3. #a99bc1
  4. #c19bb3

Square

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #9bc1bc
  3. #a99bc1
  4. #c19ba0

Monochromatic

  1. #68784b
  2. #8fa46c
  3. #b3c19b
  4. #d7deca
  5. #f5f7f2

Shades

#b3c19b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #a1ae8c
  3. #8f9a7c
  4. #7d876d
  5. #6b745d
  6. #5a614e
  7. #484d3e
  8. #363a2f
  9. #24271f
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3c19b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #bbc7a5
  3. #c2cdaf
  4. #cad4b9
  5. #d1dac3
  6. #d9e0cd
  7. #e1e6d7
  8. #e8ece1
  9. #f0f3eb
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3c19b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3c19b
  2. #aebb98
  3. #a9b496
  4. #a4ae93
  5. #9fa790
  6. #9aa18e
  7. #949a8b
  8. #8f9488
  9. #8a8d85
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8beb0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6bc99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c4bc9d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b6bdb6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bfbe9a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbe9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b5bfac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3c19b {
  color: #b3c19b;
}
Background
.bg-b3c19b {
  background-color: #b3c19b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3c19b {
  border: 2px solid #b3c19b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3c19b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 193 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 82 23% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3c19b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3c19b, #a0c19b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3c19b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 193 155 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 6.78 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.11 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 8.61 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 10.03 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.55 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 10.87 #93c572 Pistachio ΔE 10.99 #4c3e64 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#b3c19b  rgb(179, 193, 155)  hsl(82, 23%, 68%)  Sage
#a99bc1  rgb(169, 155, 193)  hsl(262, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Purple
#9bb3c1  rgb(155, 179, 193)  hsl(202, 23%, 68%)  Pastel Blue
#c19bb3  rgb(193, 155, 179)  hsl(322, 23%, 68%)  Lilac