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#B3EACD Color

#B3EACD is rgb(179, 234, 205) in RGB, hsl(148, 57%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 8%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3EACD
HEX#B3EACD
RGBrgb(179, 234, 205)
HSLhsl(148, 57%, 81%)
HSVhsv(148, 24%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(89.1% 0.069 161.6)
LABlab(88.31% -22.57 8.14)
LCHlch(88.31% 23.99 160.16)

What #B3EACD 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 #B3EACD, 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.

#B3EACD Channel Values

How #B3EACD 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 2058-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 57% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 24% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 12% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.35:1 vs white · 15.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3EACD 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 text1.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3EACD in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3EACD

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3EACD; 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 #B3EACD

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 #B3EACD.

How #B3EACD 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#B3EACD
Protanopia#E2E2CD
Protanomaly#D1E5CD
Deuteranopia#DADACF
Deuteranomaly#CBE0CE
Tritanopia#B8E7E7
Tritanomaly#B6E8DD
Achromatopsia#DEDEDE

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3EACD in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3eacd: #B3EACD;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3EACD;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3eacd': '#B3EACD' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.918, blue: 0.804)
Android XML<color name="color_b3eacd">#B3EACD</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3EACD"

More Green Colors

#B3EACD sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B3EACD Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3EACD?

#B3EACD is a lightest green — rgb(179, 234, 205) in RGB and hsl(148, 57%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.07.

What is the RGB value of #B3EACD?

#B3EACD is rgb(179, 234, 205) — red 179, green 234, and blue 205 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3EACD?

#B3EACD converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 12%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3EACD be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3EACD scores 1.35:1 against white and 15.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3EACD as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3EACD 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 paleturquoise (#AFEEEE) at a CIE76 distance of 15.13, which is visibly different.

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