#B3E9EF Color

#B3E9EF is rgb(179, 233, 239) in RGB, hsl(186, 65%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.37. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3E9EF

HEX#B3E9EF

RGBrgb(179, 233, 239)

HSLhsl(186, 65%, 82%)

HSVhsv(186, 25%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.056 204.7)

LABlab(88.77% -16.84 -8.85)

LCHlch(88.77% 19.03 207.73)

What #B3E9EF 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 #B3E9EF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 3.37 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 4.36 Non-photo Blue#A4DDEDΔE 6.72 Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 7.52 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 7.77 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 8.19

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#B3E9EF Channel Values

How #B3E9EF 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 233 · B 239	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 186° · S 65% · L 82%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 186° · S 25% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 25% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.33:1 vs white · 15.82:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3E9EF 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 text15.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3E9EF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3E9EF; 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 #B3E9EF

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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How #B3E9EF 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#B3E9EF

Protanopia#E1E1EF

Protanomaly#D0E4EF

Deuteranopia#D9D9F0

Deuteranomaly#CBE0F0

Tritanopia#B2EAEA

Tritanomaly#B2E9EC

Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

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Using #B3E9EF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3e9ef: #B3E9EF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3E9EF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3e9ef': '#B3E9EF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.914, blue: 0.937)

Android XML<color name="color_b3e9ef">#B3E9EF</color>

SVG fillfill="#B3E9EF"

More Teal Colors

#B3E9EF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#B3E9EF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3E9EF?

#B3E9EF is a lightest teal — rgb(179, 233, 239) in RGB and hsl(186, 65%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Powder Blue (#B0E0E6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.37.

What is the RGB value of #B3E9EF?

#B3E9EF is rgb(179, 233, 239) — red 179, green 233, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3E9EF?

#B3E9EF converts to approximately cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3E9EF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3E9EF scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3E9EF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3E9EF 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 powderblue (#B0E0E6) at a CIE76 distance of 3.37, which is very hard to tell apart.

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