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#B3F9EB Color

#B3F9EB is rgb(179, 249, 235) in RGB, hsl(168, 85%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.62. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3F9EB
HEX#B3F9EB
RGBrgb(179, 249, 235)
HSLhsl(168, 85%, 84%)
HSVhsv(168, 28%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(93.2% 0.072 180.9)
LABlab(93.00% -24.74 -0.62)
LCHlch(93.00% 24.75 181.45)

What #B3F9EB 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 #B3F9EB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 7.62Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 8.09Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.43Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 9.6Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 10.17Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 11.73

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

#B3F9EB Channel Values

How #B3F9EB 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 249 · B 2358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 168° · S 85% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 168° · S 28% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 28% · M 0% · Y 6% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.19:1 vs white · 17.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3F9EB 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 text1.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text17.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3F9EB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3F9EB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3F9EB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B3F9EB
Complementary
#F9B4C1
Analogous
#B4F9C8
Analogous
#B4E4F9
Triadic
#EBB4F9
Triadic
#F9EBB4
Split comp.
#F9B4E4
Split comp.
#F9C8B4

Tints & Shades of #B3F9EB

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

#BDFAEE
#C6FAF0
#D0FBF3
#D9FCF5
#E3FDF8
#ECFDFA

Shades

#80F5DD
#47F0CE
#13ECC1
#0FB392
#0A7F68
#06473A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3F9EB.

How #B3F9EB 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#B3F9EB
Protanopia#EFEFEB
Protanomaly#DAF3EB
Deuteranopia#E5E5ED
Deuteranomaly#D3EDEC
Tritanopia#B6F7F7
Tritanomaly#B5F8F2
Achromatopsia#EBEBEB

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Using #B3F9EB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3f9eb: #B3F9EB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3F9EB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3f9eb': '#B3F9EB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 0.976, blue: 0.922)
Android XML<color name="color_b3f9eb">#B3F9EB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3F9EB"

More Green Colors

#B3F9EB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B3F9EB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3F9EB?

#B3F9EB is a lightest green — rgb(179, 249, 235) in RGB and hsl(168, 85%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.62.

What is the RGB value of #B3F9EB?

#B3F9EB is rgb(179, 249, 235) — red 179, green 249, and blue 235 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3F9EB?

#B3F9EB converts to approximately cmyk(28%, 0%, 6%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3F9EB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3F9EB scores 1.19:1 against white and 17.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3F9EB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3F9EB 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 8.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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