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#B4E1A3 Color

#B4E1A3 is rgb(180, 225, 163) in RGB, hsl(104, 51%, 76%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.97. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4E1A3
HEX#B4E1A3
RGBrgb(180, 225, 163)
HSLhsl(104, 51%, 76%)
HSVhsv(104, 28%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(86.2% 0.096 137.3)
LABlab(85.18% -23.61 25.47)
LCHlch(85.18% 34.73 132.84)

What #B4E1A3 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 #B4E1A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 5.97Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 6.41Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 6.8Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 10.74Teal Deer#99E6B3ΔE 12.34Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 14.13

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

#B4E1A3 Channel Values

How #B4E1A3 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 180 · G 225 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 104° · S 51% · L 76%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 104° · S 28% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.47:1 vs white · 14.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4E1A3 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 text1.47:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4E1A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4E1A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4E1A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4E1A3
Complementary
#D0A3E1
Analogous
#D2E1A3
Analogous
#A3E1B1
Triadic
#A3B3E1
Triadic
#E1A3B3
Split comp.
#B1A3E1
Split comp.
#E1A3D2

Tints & Shades of #B4E1A3

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

#BDE5AE
#C6E9BA
#D0ECC5
#DCF1D5
#E6F5E0
#EFF9EC

Shades

#94D57C
#71C752
#57AD38
#44872C
#31601F
#1B3611

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4E1A3.

How #B4E1A3 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#B4E1A3
Protanopia#DADAA3
Protanomaly#CCDDA3
Deuteranopia#D4D4A5
Deuteranomaly#C8D9A4
Tritanopia#BCDADA
Tritanomaly#B9DDC7
Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4E1A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4e1a3: #B4E1A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4E1A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4e1a3': '#B4E1A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.882, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_b4e1a3">#B4E1A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4E1A3"

More Green Colors

#B4E1A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B4E1A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4E1A3?

#B4E1A3 is a light green — rgb(180, 225, 163) in RGB and hsl(104, 51%, 76%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Granny Smith Apple (#A8E4A0), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.97.

What is the RGB value of #B4E1A3?

#B4E1A3 is rgb(180, 225, 163) — red 180, green 225, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4E1A3?

#B4E1A3 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 28%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4E1A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4E1A3 scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4E1A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4E1A3 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 darkseagreen (#8FBC8F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.21, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.