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#B4E3AB Color

#B4E3AB is rgb(180, 227, 171) in RGB, hsl(110, 50%, 78%) in HSL, and about cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4E3AB
HEX#B4E3AB
RGBrgb(180, 227, 171)
HSLhsl(110, 50%, 78%)
HSVhsv(110, 25%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.09 140.5)
LABlab(85.85% -23.57 22.28)
LCHlch(85.85% 32.44 136.61)

What #B4E3AB 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 #B4E3AB, 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 green in the library.

#B4E3AB Channel Values

How #B4E3AB 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 227 · B 1718-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 110° · S 50% · L 78%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 110° · S 25% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 21% · M 0% · Y 25% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.45:1 vs white · 14.52:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4E3AB 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 text1.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B4E3AB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4E3AB; 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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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #B4E3AB

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

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How #B4E3AB 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#B4E3AB
Protanopia#DCDCAB
Protanomaly#CDDFAB
Deuteranopia#D5D5AD
Deuteranomaly#C9DBAC
Tritanopia#BCDDDD
Tritanomaly#B9DFCB
Achromatopsia#D6D6D6

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Using #B4E3AB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b4e3ab: #B4E3AB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4E3AB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4e3ab': '#B4E3AB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.890, blue: 0.671)
Android XML<color name="color_b4e3ab">#B4E3AB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4E3AB"

More Green Colors

#B4E3AB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B4E3AB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4E3AB?

#B4E3AB is a light green — rgb(180, 227, 171) in RGB and hsl(110, 50%, 78%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.52.

What is the RGB value of #B4E3AB?

#B4E3AB is rgb(180, 227, 171) — red 180, green 227, and blue 171 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4E3AB?

#B4E3AB converts to approximately cmyk(21%, 0%, 25%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4E3AB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4E3AB scores 1.45:1 against white and 14.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4E3AB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4E3AB 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 14.52, which is visibly different.

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