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#B3FFED Color

#B3FFED is rgb(179, 255, 237) in RGB, hsl(166, 100%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 0%) 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 8.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3FFED
HEX#B3FFED
RGBrgb(179, 255, 237)
HSLhsl(166, 100%, 85%)
HSVhsv(166, 30%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.5% 0.079 178.1)
LABlab(94.68% -27.07 0.76)
LCHlch(94.68% 27.08 178.39)

What #B3FFED 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 #B3FFED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.66Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 9.13Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 11.08Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.49Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 12.19Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 13.39

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

#B3FFED Channel Values

How #B3FFED 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 255 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 100% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 30% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 30% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.44:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3FFED 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.44:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B3FFED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B3FFED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3FFED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B3FFED
Complementary
#FFB3C4
Analogous
#B3FFC7
Analogous
#B3EBFF
Triadic
#EDB3FF
Triadic
#FFEDB3
Split comp.
#FFB3EB
Split comp.
#FFC7B3

Tints & Shades of #B3FFED

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

#BDFFF0
#C7FFF2
#D1FFF4
#D6FFF5
#E0FFF8
#EBFFFA

Shades

#75FFDF
#3DFFD2
#00FFC4
#00C798
#008A6A
#00523F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B3FFED.

How #B3FFED 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#B3FFED
Protanopia#F4F4ED
Protanomaly#DDF9ED
Deuteranopia#E9E9EF
Deuteranomaly#D6F2EE
Tritanopia#B6FDFD
Tritanomaly#B5FEF7
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B3FFED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3ffed: #B3FFED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3FFED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3ffed': '#B3FFED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 1.000, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_b3ffed">#B3FFED</color>
SVG fillfill="#B3FFED"

More Green Colors

#B3FFED sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B3FFED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3FFED?

#B3FFED is a lightest green — rgb(179, 255, 237) in RGB and hsl(166, 100%, 85%) 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 8.66.

What is the RGB value of #B3FFED?

#B3FFED is rgb(179, 255, 237) — red 179, green 255, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3FFED?

#B3FFED converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 7%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3FFED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3FFED scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.44:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3FFED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3FFED 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 11.08, which is visibly different.

Open #B3FFED in a Tool

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