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#B3EABC Color

#B3EABC is rgb(179, 234, 188) in RGB, hsl(130, 57%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3EABC
HEX#B3EABC
RGBrgb(179, 234, 188)
HSLhsl(130, 57%, 81%)
HSVhsv(130, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.084 149.3)
LABlab(88.00% -24.90 16.48)
LCHlch(88.00% 29.86 146.50)

What #B3EABC 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 #B3EABC, 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.

#B3EABC Channel Values

How #B3EABC 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 234 · B 1888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 130° · S 57% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 130° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 20% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.36:1 vs white · 15.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3EABC 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 text1.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3EABC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3EABC; 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 #B3EABC

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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Shades

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How #B3EABC 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#B3EABC
Protanopia#E2E2BC
Protanomaly#D1E5BC
Deuteranopia#DADABE
Deuteranomaly#CBE0BD
Tritanopia#BAE5E5
Tritanomaly#B7E7D6
Achromatopsia#DDDDDD

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3EABC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3eabc: #B3EABC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3EABC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3eabc': '#B3EABC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.918, blue: 0.737)
Android XML<color name="color_b3eabc">#B3EABC</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3EABC"

More Green Colors

#B3EABC sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B3EABC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3EABC?

#B3EABC is a lightest green — rgb(179, 234, 188) in RGB and hsl(130, 57%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.89.

What is the RGB value of #B3EABC?

#B3EABC is rgb(179, 234, 188) — red 179, green 234, and blue 188 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3EABC?

#B3EABC converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 20%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3EABC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3EABC scores 1.36:1 against white and 15.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3EABC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3EABC 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 16.17, which is visibly different.

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