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#B5EECB Color

#B5EECB is rgb(181, 238, 203) in RGB, hsl(143, 63%, 82%) in HSL, and about cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B5EECB
HEX#B5EECB
RGBrgb(181, 238, 203)
HSLhsl(143, 63%, 82%)
HSVhsv(143, 24%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(90.1% 0.075 157.6)
LABlab(89.48% -24.00 10.85)
LCHlch(89.48% 26.33 155.67)

What #B5EECB 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 #B5EECB, 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.

#B5EECB Channel Values

How #B5EECB 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 181 · G 238 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 63% · L 82%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 24% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 24% · M 0% · Y 15% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.31:1 vs white · 16.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B5EECB 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 text1.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B5EECB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B5EECB; 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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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #B5EECB

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

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B5EECB.

How #B5EECB 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#B5EECB
Protanopia#E6E6CB
Protanomaly#D4E9CB
Deuteranopia#DDDDCD
Deuteranomaly#CEE4CC
Tritanopia#BBEAEA
Tritanomaly#B8ECDE
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B5EECB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b5eecb: #B5EECB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B5EECB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b5eecb': '#B5EECB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.710, green: 0.933, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_b5eecb">#B5EECB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B5EECB"

More Green Colors

#B5EECB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B5EECB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B5EECB?

#B5EECB is a lightest green — rgb(181, 238, 203) in RGB and hsl(143, 63%, 82%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Magic Mint (#AAF0D1), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.69.

What is the RGB value of #B5EECB?

#B5EECB is rgb(181, 238, 203) — red 181, green 238, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B5EECB?

#B5EECB converts to approximately cmyk(24%, 0%, 15%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B5EECB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B5EECB scores 1.31:1 against white and 16.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B5EECB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B5EECB 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 17.96, which is visibly different.

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