HEX atlas value

#B3B899

#B3B899 is a cool green HEX color close to Laurel Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 184, 153, HSL 70, 18%, 66%, has luminance 0.4616, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

green cool muted earth-tone

#B3B899 Sample readable text

HEX #B3B899

RGB rgb(179, 184, 153)

HSL hsl(70 18% 66%)

CMYK cmyk(3, 0, 17, 28)

Luminance 0.4616

Contrast Black 10.23:1White 2.05:1

CSS

--color-b3b899: #B3B899;
.background-b3b899 { background-color: #B3B899; }
.text-b3b899 { color: #B3B899; }

Luminance0.4616

Black text10.23:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B3B899","rgb":[179,184,153],"hsl":[70,18,66],"cmyk":[3,0,17,28],"luminance":0.4616,"contrast":{"black":10.23,"white":2.05}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":10.23,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBDECF","hex":"#DBDECF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":15.36,"contrastWhite":1.37,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"#BFCB86","hex":"#BFCB86","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.1,"contrastWhite":1.74,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.2,"contrastWhite":2.06,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.92,"contrastWhite":2.12,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A3B899","hex":"#A3B899","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","muted","earth tone","muted green","earth tone green","Laurel Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b3b899.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/laurel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/willow-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/greige.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#9E99B8","analogous":["#B8AE99","#A3B899"],"triadic":["#99B3B8","#B899B3"],"tetradic":["#99B8AE","#9E99B8","#B899A3"],"splitComplementary":["#99A3B8","#AE99B8"],"monochromatic":["#DBDECF","#B3B899","#899064"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBDECF","dark":"#899064","saturated":"#BFCB86","desaturated":"#A8A8A8","pastel":"#E9E9E7","neon":"#E9FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"laurel-green","name":"Laurel Green","hex":"#A9BA9D","distance":10.954451150103322},{"slug":"willow-green","name":"Willow Green","hex":"#A8B88F","distance":14.866068747318506},{"slug":"greige","name":"Greige","hex":"#B0A999","distance":15.297058540778355},{"slug":"mushroom","name":"Mushroom","hex":"#B7A99A","distance":15.556349186104045},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":20.83266665599966}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3B899

#B3B899 is classified as a cool green value with muted and earth tone visual character. #B3B899 is visually closest to Laurel Green, a named green color with HEX #A9BA9D.

The RGB channels are 179, 184, and 153, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 70deg with 18% saturation and 66% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.4616, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.95, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text10.23:1AA Pass

White text2.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3B899 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000010.23:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBDECF#000000 text · best 15.36:1#DBDECF

#BFCB86#000000 text · best 12.1:1#BFCB86

Laurel Green#000000 text · best 10.2:1#A9BA9D

Willow Green#000000 text · best 9.92:1#A8B88F

#A3B899#000000 text · best 9.87:1#A3B899

Generated Palette

#B3B899#B3B899

#9E99B8#9E99B8

#B8AE99#B8AE99

#A3B899#A3B899

#DBDECF#DBDECF

#899064#899064

Color Harmonies

#9E99B8#9E99B8

#B8AE99#B8AE99

#A3B899#A3B899

#99B3B8#99B3B8

#B899B3#B899B3

Variants

#DBDECF#DBDECF

#899064#899064

#BFCB86#BFCB86

#A8A8A8#A8A8A8

#E9E9E7#E9E9E7

#E9FF7A#E9FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Laurel Green#A9BA9D

Willow Green#A8B88F

Greige#B0A999

Mushroom#B7A99A

Sage Gray#B2AC88

#B3B899

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3B899

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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