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#B3EEFE Color

#B3EEFE is rgb(179, 238, 254) in RGB, hsl(193, 97%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.89. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3EEFE
HEX#B3EEFE
RGBrgb(179, 238, 254)
HSLhsl(193, 97%, 85%)
HSVhsv(193, 30%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(91.4% 0.063 216.3)
LABlab(90.47% -16.60 -14.13)
LCHlch(90.47% 21.80 220.41)

What #B3EEFE 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 #B3EEFE, 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 teal in the library.

#B3EEFE Channel Values

How #B3EEFE 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 238 · B 2548-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 97% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 30% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 6% · Y 0% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.27:1 vs white · 16.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3EEFE 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 text1.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3EEFE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3EEFE; 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 #B3EEFE

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3EEFE.

How #B3EEFE 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#B3EEFE
Protanopia#E5E5FE
Protanomaly#D3E9FE
Deuteranopia#DDDDFF
Deuteranomaly#CDE4FF
Tritanopia#B0F0F0
Tritanomaly#B1EFF6
Achromatopsia#E4E4E4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3EEFE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3eefe: #B3EEFE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3EEFE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3eefe': '#B3EEFE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.933, blue: 0.996)
Android XML<color name="color_b3eefe">#B3EEFE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3EEFE"

More Teal Colors

#B3EEFE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B3EEFE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3EEFE?

#B3EEFE is a lightest teal — rgb(179, 238, 254) in RGB and hsl(193, 97%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Non-photo Blue (#A4DDED), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.89.

What is the RGB value of #B3EEFE?

#B3EEFE is rgb(179, 238, 254) — red 179, green 238, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3EEFE?

#B3EEFE converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 6%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3EEFE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3EEFE scores 1.27:1 against white and 16.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3EEFE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3EEFE 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 7.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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