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#B8E5CB Color

#B8E5CB is rgb(184, 229, 203) in RGB, hsl(145, 46%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.12. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8E5CB
HEX#B8E5CB
RGBrgb(184, 229, 203)
HSLhsl(145, 46%, 81%)
HSVhsv(145, 20%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.059 159.6)
LABlab(87.22% -18.95 7.69)
LCHlch(87.22% 20.45 157.92)

What #B8E5CB 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 #B8E5CB, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 8.12Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 8.83Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 9.1Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 11.63Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 12.8Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 12.82

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

#B8E5CB Channel Values

How #B8E5CB 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 229 · B 2038-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 46% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 20% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 11% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8E5CB 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8E5CB in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8E5CB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8E5CB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8E5CB
Complementary
#E5B8D2
Analogous
#BCE5B8
Analogous
#B8E5E1
Triadic
#CBB8E5
Triadic
#E5CBB8
Split comp.
#E1B8E5
Split comp.
#E5B8BC

Tints & Shades of #B8E5CB

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

#C0E8D0
#CBECD9
#D2EEDE
#DDF3E6
#E5F5EC
#F0F9F4

Shades

#8FD6AD
#66C78E
#42B371
#338A57
#24613D
#153823

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8E5CB.

How #B8E5CB 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#B8E5CB
Protanopia#DEDECB
Protanomaly#D0E1CB
Deuteranopia#D7D7CC
Deuteranomaly#CCDDCC
Tritanopia#BCE2E2
Tritanomaly#BAE3D9
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8E5CB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8e5cb: #B8E5CB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8E5CB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8e5cb': '#B8E5CB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.898, blue: 0.796)
Android XML<color name="color_b8e5cb">#B8E5CB</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8E5CB"

More Green Colors

#B8E5CB sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8E5CB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8E5CB?

#B8E5CB is a lightest green — rgb(184, 229, 203) in RGB and hsl(145, 46%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise Green (#A0D6B4), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.12.

What is the RGB value of #B8E5CB?

#B8E5CB is rgb(184, 229, 203) — red 184, green 229, and blue 203 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8E5CB?

#B8E5CB converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 11%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8E5CB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8E5CB scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8E5CB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8E5CB 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 14.77, which is visibly different.

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