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#B2EEAF Color

#B2EEAF is rgb(178, 238, 175) in RGB, hsl(117, 65%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B2EEAF
HEX#B2EEAF
RGBrgb(178, 238, 175)
HSLhsl(117, 65%, 81%)
HSVhsv(117, 26%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(89.2% 0.105 143.5)
LABlab(88.83% -28.62 24.24)
LCHlch(88.83% 37.50 139.74)

What #B2EEAF 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 #B2EEAF, 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.

#B2EEAF Channel Values

How #B2EEAF 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 238 · B 1758-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 117° · S 65% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 117° · S 26% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 25% · M 0% · Y 26% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B2EEAF 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B2EEAF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B2EEAF; 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 #B2EEAF

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 #B2EEAF.

How #B2EEAF 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#B2EEAF
Protanopia#E5E5AF
Protanomaly#D3E9AF
Deuteranopia#DDDDB1
Deuteranomaly#CDE4B0
Tritanopia#BBE7E7
Tritanomaly#B8EAD3
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B2EEAF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b2eeaf: #B2EEAF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B2EEAF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b2eeaf': '#B2EEAF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.698, green: 0.933, blue: 0.686)
Android XML<color name="color_b2eeaf">#B2EEAF</color>
SVG fillfill="#B2EEAF"

More Green Colors

#B2EEAF sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B2EEAF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B2EEAF?

#B2EEAF is a lightest green — rgb(178, 238, 175) in RGB and hsl(117, 65%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.55.

What is the RGB value of #B2EEAF?

#B2EEAF is rgb(178, 238, 175) — red 178, green 238, and blue 175 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B2EEAF?

#B2EEAF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 0%, 26%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B2EEAF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B2EEAF scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B2EEAF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B2EEAF 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.97, which is visibly different.

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