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#B8CFAA Color

#B8CFAA is rgb(184, 207, 170) in RGB, hsl(97, 28%, 74%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8CFAA
HEX#B8CFAA
RGBrgb(184, 207, 170)
HSLhsl(97, 28%, 74%)
HSVhsv(97, 18%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(82.7% 0.056 133.6)
LABlab(80.65% -13.06 15.74)
LCHlch(80.65% 20.46 129.68)

What #B8CFAA 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 #B8CFAA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Laurel Green#A9BA9DΔE 8.24Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 10.59Eton Blue#96C8A2ΔE 10.85Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 11.3Sage#9CAF88ΔE 11.66Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 11.97

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

#B8CFAA Channel Values

How #B8CFAA 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 184 · G 207 · B 1708-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 97° · S 28% · L 74%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 97° · S 18% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.54:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8CFAA 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.54:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8CFAA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8CFAA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8CFAA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8CFAA
Complementary
#C1AACF
Analogous
#CBCFAA
Analogous
#AACFAE
Triadic
#AAB8CF
Triadic
#CFAAB8
Split comp.
#AEAACF
Split comp.
#CFAACB

Tints & Shades of #B8CFAA

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

#C1D5B4
#CBDCC1
#D4E2CB
#DEE9D8
#E7EEE2
#F1F6EF

Shades

#9DBD89
#82AB69
#699051
#516F3E
#394E2C
#212E1A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8CFAA.

How #B8CFAA 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#B8CFAA
Protanopia#CBCBAA
Protanomaly#C4CDAA
Deuteranopia#C8C8AB
Deuteranomaly#C2CBAA
Tritanopia#BDCBCB
Tritanomaly#BBCDBF
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8CFAA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8cfaa: #B8CFAA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8CFAA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8cfaa': '#B8CFAA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.812, blue: 0.667)
Android XML<color name="color_b8cfaa">#B8CFAA</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8CFAA"

More Green Colors

#B8CFAA sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8CFAA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8CFAA?

#B8CFAA is a light green — rgb(184, 207, 170) in RGB and hsl(97, 28%, 74%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Laurel Green (#A9BA9D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #B8CFAA?

#B8CFAA is rgb(184, 207, 170) — red 184, green 207, and blue 170 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8CFAA?

#B8CFAA converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 0%, 18%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8CFAA be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8CFAA scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.54:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8CFAA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8CFAA 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 12.67, which is visibly different.

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