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#B2CFA5 Color

#B2CFA5 is rgb(178, 207, 165) in RGB, hsl(101, 30%, 73%) in HSL, and about cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2CFA5
HEX#B2CFA5
RGBrgb(178, 207, 165)
HSLhsl(101, 30%, 73%)
HSVhsv(101, 20%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82.2% 0.065 136)
LABlab(80.13% -15.84 17.58)
LCHlch(80.13% 23.66 132.01)

What #B2CFA5 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 #B2CFA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 8.88Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.25Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 9.99Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 10.02Dark Sea Green#8FBC8FΔE 10.24Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.3

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

#B2CFA5 Channel Values

How #B2CFA5 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 178 · G 207 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 30% · L 73%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 20% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 14% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.7:1 vs white · 12.36:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2CFA5 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 text1.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B2CFA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B2CFA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2CFA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B2CFA5
Complementary
#C2A5CF
Analogous
#C7CFA5
Analogous
#A5CFAD
Triadic
#A5B3CF
Triadic
#CFA5B3
Split comp.
#ADA5CF
Split comp.
#CFA5C7

Tints & Shades of #B2CFA5

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

#BED6B3
#C6DBBD
#D2E2CA
#DAE8D4
#E6EFE1
#EEF4EB

Shades

#96BD84
#7AAB63
#628F4D
#4D713D
#36502B
#202E19

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B2CFA5.

How #B2CFA5 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#B2CFA5
Protanopia#CACAA5
Protanomaly#C1CCA5
Deuteranopia#C6C6A6
Deuteranomaly#BECAA6
Tritanopia#B8CACA
Tritanomaly#B5CCBD
Achromatopsia#C7C7C7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2CFA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2cfa5: #B2CFA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2CFA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2cfa5': '#B2CFA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.812, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_b2cfa5">#B2CFA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2CFA5"

More Green Colors

#B2CFA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B2CFA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2CFA5?

#B2CFA5 is a light green — rgb(178, 207, 165) in RGB and hsl(101, 30%, 73%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eton Blue (#96C8A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.88.

What is the RGB value of #B2CFA5?

#B2CFA5 is rgb(178, 207, 165) — red 178, green 207, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2CFA5?

#B2CFA5 converts to approximately cmyk(14%, 0%, 20%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2CFA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2CFA5 scores 1.7:1 against white and 12.36:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2CFA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2CFA5 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 10.24, which is visibly different.

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