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#B3DA95 Color

#B3DA95 is rgb(179, 218, 149) in RGB, hsl(94, 48%, 72%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 32%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3DA95
HEX#B3DA95
RGBrgb(179, 218, 149)
HSLhsl(94, 48%, 72%)
HSVhsv(94, 32%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 32%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(84.3% 0.101 132.2)
LABlab(82.97% -22.36 29.67)
LCHlch(82.97% 37.15 127.01)

What #B3DA95 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 #B3DA95, 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.

#B3DA95 Channel Values

How #B3DA95 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 179 · G 218 · B 1498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 94° · S 48% · L 72%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 94° · S 32% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 18% · M 0% · Y 32% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.57:1 vs white · 13.38:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3DA95 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 text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3DA95

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3DA95; 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 #B3DA95

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 #B3DA95.

How #B3DA95 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#B3DA95
Protanopia#D4D495
Protanomaly#C8D695
Deuteranopia#CECE97
Deuteranomaly#C4D396
Tritanopia#BCD3D3
Tritanomaly#B8D6BD
Achromatopsia#CECECE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3DA95 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3da95: #B3DA95;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3DA95;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3da95': '#B3DA95' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.855, blue: 0.584)
Android XML<color name="color_b3da95">#B3DA95</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3DA95"

More Green Colors

#B3DA95 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B3DA95 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3DA95?

#B3DA95 is a light green — rgb(179, 218, 149) in RGB and hsl(94, 48%, 72%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.89.

What is the RGB value of #B3DA95?

#B3DA95 is rgb(179, 218, 149) — red 179, green 218, and blue 149 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3DA95?

#B3DA95 converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 32%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3DA95 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3DA95 scores 1.57:1 against white and 13.38:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3DA95 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3DA95 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 16.08, which is visibly different.

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