#B3FFFF Color

#B3FFFF is rgb(179, 255, 255) in RGB, hsl(180, 100%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celeste (#B2FFFF), indistinguishable to the eye at ΔE 0.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B3FFFF

HEX#B3FFFF

RGBrgb(179, 255, 255)

HSLhsl(180, 100%, 85%)

HSVhsv(180, 30%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(95.1% 0.074 196)

LABlab(95.07% -24.13 -7.88)

LCHlch(95.07% 25.39 198.09)

What #B3FFFF 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 #B3FFFF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Celeste#B2FFFFΔE 0.3 Waterspout#A4F4F9ΔE 4.78 Pale Blue#AFEEEEΔE 6.44 Aquamarine (Crayola)#95E0E8ΔE 11.35 Powder Blue#B0E0E6ΔE 12.86 Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 13.25

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#B3FFFF Channel Values

How #B3FFFF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 179 · G 255 · B 255	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 180° · S 100% · L 85%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 180° · S 30% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 30% · M 0% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.13:1 vs white · 18.66:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B3FFFF 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 text1.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text18.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B3FFFF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B3FFFF; 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 #B3FFFF

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

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How #B3FFFF 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#B3FFFF

Protanopia#F4F4FF

Protanomaly#DDF9FF

Deuteranopia#E9E9FF

Deuteranomaly#D6F2FF

Tritanopia#B3FFFF

Tritanomaly#B3FFFF

Achromatopsia#F1F1F1

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Using #B3FFFF in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b3ffff: #B3FFFF;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B3FFFF;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b3ffff': '#B3FFFF' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.702, green: 1.000, blue: 1.000)

Android XML<color name="color_b3ffff">#B3FFFF</color>

SVG fillfill="#B3FFFF"

More Teal Colors

#B3FFFF sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

b6d2d3 b2ffff b6d3d3 b1f1ee b7f0f0 b0e0e6 b9dde9 afeeee b9e3f3 aec6cf b9f4ee adffff d1ffff ecfeff 005f5f 009494 00d5be 0abab5 15f4ee 232b2b 339999 4a646c 66ffff 8ae2ff

#B3FFFF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B3FFFF?

#B3FFFF is a lightest teal — rgb(179, 255, 255) in RGB and hsl(180, 100%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celeste (#B2FFFF), which is indistinguishable to the eye at a CIE76 distance of 0.3.

What is the RGB value of #B3FFFF?

#B3FFFF is rgb(179, 255, 255) — red 179, green 255, and blue 255 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B3FFFF?

#B3FFFF converts to approximately cmyk(30%, 0%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B3FFFF be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B3FFFF scores 1.13:1 against white and 18.66:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B3FFFF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B3FFFF 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 6.44, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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