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#B1E2BD Color

#B1E2BD is rgb(177, 226, 189) in RGB, hsl(135, 46%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1E2BD
HEX#B1E2BD
RGBrgb(177, 226, 189)
HSLhsl(135, 46%, 79%)
HSVhsv(135, 22%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.9% 0.072 152.2)
LABlab(85.70% -21.84 12.75)
LCHlch(85.70% 25.29 149.73)

What #B1E2BD Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B1E2BD, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.07Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.83Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.84Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.47Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.47Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#B1E2BD Channel Values

How #B1E2BD breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 177 · G 226 · B 1898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 135° · S 46% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 135° · S 22% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 22% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.48:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1E2BD background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B1E2BD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B1E2BD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1E2BD; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B1E2BD
Complementary
#E2B1D6
Analogous
#BDE2B1
Analogous
#B1E2D6
Triadic
#BDB1E2
Triadic
#E2BDB1
Split comp.
#D6B1E2
Split comp.
#E2B1BD

Tints & Shades of #B1E2BD

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BCE6C7
#C3E9CD
#CFEDD6
#DAF1E0
#E5F5E9
#ECF8EF

Shades

#88D39B
#63C57B
#41AF5C
#328647
#225D31
#15381D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1E2BD.

How #B1E2BD Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B1E2BD
Protanopia#DBDBBD
Protanomaly#CBDEBD
Deuteranopia#D3D3BE
Deuteranomaly#C7D9BE
Tritanopia#B7DEDE
Tritanomaly#B4DFD1
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1E2BD in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b1e2bd: #B1E2BD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1E2BD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1e2bd': '#B1E2BD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.886, blue: 0.741)
Android XML<color name="color_b1e2bd">#B1E2BD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1E2BD"

More Green Colors

#B1E2BD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B1E2BD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1E2BD?

#B1E2BD is a light green — rgb(177, 226, 189) in RGB and hsl(135, 46%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #B1E2BD?

#B1E2BD is rgb(177, 226, 189) — red 177, green 226, and blue 189 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1E2BD?

#B1E2BD converts to approximately cmyk(22%, 0%, 16%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1E2BD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1E2BD scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.48:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1E2BD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1E2BD is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.5, which is visibly different.

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