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#B3C19E

#b3c19e ≈ Sage

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3c19e 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 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 7.25% cyan, 0% magenta, 18.13% yellow and 24.31% black. Its hue angle is 84°, with 22.01% saturation and 68.82% 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 11.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Sage (#bcb88a), ΔE 7.21.

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Relative luminance0.5019

Complementary

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #ac9ec1

Split complementary

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #9ea1c1
  3. #bd9ec1

Analogous

  1. #c1bd9e
  2. #b3c19e
  3. #a1c19e

Triadic

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #9eb3c1
  3. #c19eb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #9ec1ac
  3. #ac9ec1
  4. #c19eb3

Square

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #9ec1bd
  3. #ac9ec1
  4. #c19ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #67794d
  2. #8ea36f
  3. #b3c19e
  4. #d8dfcd
  5. #f5f7f3

Shades

#b3c19e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #a1ae8e
  3. #8f9a7e
  4. #7d876f
  5. #6b745f
  6. #5a614f
  7. #484d3f
  8. #363a2f
  9. #242720
  10. #121310
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3c19e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #bbc7a8
  3. #c2cdb1
  4. #cad4bb
  5. #d1dac5
  6. #d9e0cf
  7. #e1e6d8
  8. #e8ece2
  9. #f0f3ec
  10. #f7f9f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3c19e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3c19e
  2. #aebb9b
  3. #a9b498
  4. #a4ae95
  5. #9fa792
  6. #9aa18f
  7. #949a8c
  8. #8f9489
  9. #8a8d86
  10. #858783
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b8beb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5bc9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c3bc9f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b5bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #bebe9d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #bdbe9f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b4bfae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3c19e {
  color: #b3c19e;
}
Background
.bg-b3c19e {
  background-color: #b3c19e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3c19e {
  border: 2px solid #b3c19e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3c19e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 193 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 84 22% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3c19e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3c19e, #a1c19e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3c19e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 193 158 / 0.35);
}

#bcb88a Sage ΔE 7.21 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 8.31 #b2beb5 Ash Gray ΔE 9.22 #9ab973 Olivine ΔE 9.33 #ace1af Celadon ΔE 10.72 #a8c3bc Opal ΔE 10.81 #87a96b Asparagus ΔE 11.36 #4c3e61 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Sage
#b3c19e  rgb(179, 193, 158)  hsl(84, 22%, 69%)  Sage
#ac9ec1  rgb(172, 158, 193)  hsl(264, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple
#9eb3c1  rgb(158, 179, 193)  hsl(204, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Blue
#c19eb3  rgb(193, 158, 179)  hsl(324, 22%, 69%)  Pastel Purple