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#B8E5CE Color

#B8E5CE is rgb(184, 229, 206) in RGB, hsl(149, 46%, 81%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8E5CE
HEX#B8E5CE
RGBrgb(184, 229, 206)
HSLhsl(149, 46%, 81%)
HSVhsv(149, 20%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(88.4% 0.056 162.8)
LABlab(87.28% -18.52 6.21)
LCHlch(87.28% 19.54 161.46)

What #B8E5CE 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 #B8E5CE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Mint#D5F5E3ΔE 8.47Turquoise Green#A0D6B4ΔE 9.07Magic Mint#AAF0D1ΔE 9.35Pale Robin Egg Blue#96DED1ΔE 10.84Middle Blue Green#8DD9CCΔE 12.62Cambridge Blue#A3C1ADΔE 12.91

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

#B8E5CE Channel Values

How #B8E5CE 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 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 46% · L 81%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 20% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 10% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8E5CE 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 text15.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B8E5CE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B8E5CE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8E5CE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B8E5CE
Complementary
#E5B8CF
Analogous
#B9E5B8
Analogous
#B8E5E4
Triadic
#CEB8E5
Triadic
#E5CEB8
Split comp.
#E4B8E5
Split comp.
#E5B8B9

Tints & Shades of #B8E5CE

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

#C0E8D3
#CBECDB
#D2EEE0
#DDF3E8
#E5F5ED
#F0F9F5

Shades

#8FD6B1
#66C795
#42B379
#338A5D
#246141
#153826

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B8E5CE.

How #B8E5CE 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#B8E5CE
Protanopia#DEDECE
Protanomaly#D0E1CE
Deuteranopia#D7D7CF
Deuteranomaly#CCDDCF
Tritanopia#BCE2E2
Tritanomaly#BAE3DA
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8E5CE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8e5ce: #B8E5CE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8E5CE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8e5ce': '#B8E5CE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.898, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_b8e5ce">#B8E5CE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8E5CE"

More Green Colors

#B8E5CE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#B8E5CE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8E5CE?

#B8E5CE is a lightest green — rgb(184, 229, 206) in RGB and hsl(149, 46%, 81%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Mint (#D5F5E3), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.47.

What is the RGB value of #B8E5CE?

#B8E5CE is rgb(184, 229, 206) — red 184, green 229, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8E5CE?

#B8E5CE converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 10%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8E5CE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8E5CE scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8E5CE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8E5CE 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 13.38, which is visibly different.

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