#B3DBBB Color

#B3DBBB is rgb(179, 219, 187) in RGB, hsl(132, 36%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 14%) 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 5.73. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3DBBB

HEX#B3DBBB

RGBrgb(179, 219, 187)

HSLhsl(132, 36%, 78%)

HSVhsv(132, 18%, 86%)

CMYKcmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 14%)

OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.061 150.9)

LABlab(83.87% -18.24 11.26)

LCHlch(83.87% 21.43 148.30)

What #B3DBBB 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 #B3DBBB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 5.73 Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 9.11 Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 9.71 Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 10.11 Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.8 Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 11.4

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

#B3DBBB Channel Values

How #B3DBBB breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 179 · G 219 · B 187	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 132° · S 36% · L 78%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 132° · S 18% · V 86%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 18% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 14%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.53:1 vs white · 13.77:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3DBBB 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3DBBB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3DBBB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #B3DBBB

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3DBBB.

How #B3DBBB 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#B3DBBB

Protanopia#D5D5BB

Protanomaly#C8D7BB

Deuteranopia#CFCFBC

Deuteranomaly#C4D4BC

Tritanopia#B8D7D7

Tritanomaly#B6D9CD

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #B3DBBB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3dbbb: #B3DBBB;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3DBBB;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3dbbb': '#B3DBBB' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.859, blue: 0.733)

Android XML<color name="color_b3dbbb">#B3DBBB</color>

SVG fillfill="#B3DBBB"

More Green Colors

#B3DBBB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#B3DBBB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3DBBB?

#B3DBBB is a light green — rgb(179, 219, 187) in RGB and hsl(132, 36%, 78%) 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 5.73.

What is the RGB value of #B3DBBB?

#B3DBBB is rgb(179, 219, 187) — red 179, green 219, and blue 187 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3DBBB?

#B3DBBB converts to approximately cmyk(18%, 0%, 15%, 14%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3DBBB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3DBBB scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3DBBB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3DBBB 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 14.03, which is visibly different.

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