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#B1EDBC Color

#B1EDBC is rgb(177, 237, 188) in RGB, hsl(131, 63%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 21%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B1EDBC
HEX#B1EDBC
RGBrgb(177, 237, 188)
HSLhsl(131, 63%, 81%)
HSVhsv(131, 25%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 21%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.09 149.8)
LABlab(88.71% -26.88 17.43)
LCHlch(88.71% 32.04 147.04)

What #B1EDBC 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 #B1EDBC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#B1EDBC Channel Values

How #B1EDBC 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 237 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 63% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 25% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.34:1 vs white · 15.71:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B1EDBC 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 text1.34:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B1EDBC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B1EDBC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #B1EDBC

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B1EDBC.

How #B1EDBC 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#B1EDBC
Protanopia#E4E4BC
Protanomaly#D2E8BC
Deuteranopia#DCDCBE
Deuteranomaly#CCE3BD
Tritanopia#B9E8E8
Tritanomaly#B6EAD8
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B1EDBC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b1edbc: #B1EDBC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B1EDBC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b1edbc': '#B1EDBC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.694, green: 0.929, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_b1edbc">#B1EDBC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B1EDBC"

More Green Colors

#B1EDBC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B1EDBC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B1EDBC?

#B1EDBC is a lightest green — rgb(177, 237, 188) in RGB and hsl(131, 63%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.52.

What is the RGB value of #B1EDBC?

#B1EDBC is rgb(177, 237, 188) — red 177, green 237, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B1EDBC?

#B1EDBC converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 21%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B1EDBC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B1EDBC scores 1.34:1 against white and 15.71:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B1EDBC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B1EDBC 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 17.24, which is visibly different.

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