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#B3E449 Color

#B3E449 is rgb(179, 228, 73) in RGB, hsl(79, 74%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 68%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3E449
HEX#B3E449
RGBrgb(179, 228, 73)
HSLhsl(79, 74%, 59%)
HSVhsv(79, 68%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 68%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(85.6% 0.186 125.4)
LABlab(85.02% -32.44 66.39)
LCHlch(85.02% 73.89 116.04)

What #B3E449 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 #B3E449, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Inchworm#B2EC5DΔE 6.43Yellow Green#9ACD32ΔE 8.31Vivid Lime Green#A6D608ΔE 11.49June Bud#BDDA57ΔE 11.66Limerick#9DC209ΔE 13.22Sheen Green#8FD400ΔE 14.15

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

#B3E449 Channel Values

How #B3E449 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 228 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 79° · S 74% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 79° · S 68% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 68% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.49:1 vs white · 14.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3E449 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 text1.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3E449 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3E449

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3E449; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B3E449
Complementary
#7A49E4
Analogous
#E4C749
Analogous
#65E449
Triadic
#49B3E4
Triadic
#E449B3
Split comp.
#4965E4
Split comp.
#C749E4

Tints & Shades of #B3E449

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

#BEE864
#C7EB7A
#D2EF95
#DCF2AB
#E7F6C5
#F0FADC

Shades

#A4DF26
#8BBF1D
#719B17
#5B7C13
#41590D
#273508

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3E449.

How #B3E449 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#B3E449
Protanopia#DDDD4A
Protanomaly#CDE049
Deuteranopia#D5D54E
Deuteranomaly#C9DB4C
Tritanopia#C2D8D8
Tritanomaly#BCDDB1
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3E449 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3e449: #B3E449;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3E449;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3e449': '#B3E449' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.894, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_b3e449">#B3E449</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3E449"

More Green Colors

#B3E449 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#B3E449 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3E449?

#B3E449 is a mid-tone green — rgb(179, 228, 73) in RGB and hsl(79, 74%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Inchworm (#B2EC5D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.43.

What is the RGB value of #B3E449?

#B3E449 is rgb(179, 228, 73) — red 179, green 228, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3E449?

#B3E449 converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 68%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3E449 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3E449 scores 1.49:1 against white and 14.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3E449 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3E449 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 yellowgreen (#9ACD32) at a CIE76 distance of 8.31, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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