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#B8EFBE Color

#B8EFBE is rgb(184, 239, 190) in RGB, hsl(127, 63%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(23%, 0%, 21%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Celadon (#ACE1AF), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.93. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B8EFBE
HEX#B8EFBE
RGBrgb(184, 239, 190)
HSLhsl(127, 63%, 83%)
HSVhsv(127, 23%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(23%, 0%, 21%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.087 147.7)
LABlab(89.70% -25.20 17.86)
LCHlch(89.70% 30.89 144.68)

What #B8EFBE 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 #B8EFBE, 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.

#B8EFBE Channel Values

How #B8EFBE 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 239 · B 1908-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 127° · S 63% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 127° · S 23% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 23% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.3:1 vs white · 16.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B8EFBE 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 text1.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B8EFBE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B8EFBE; 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 #B8EFBE

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 #B8EFBE.

How #B8EFBE 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#B8EFBE
Protanopia#E7E7BE
Protanomaly#D6EABE
Deuteranopia#DFDFC0
Deuteranomaly#D0E5BF
Tritanopia#BFEAEA
Tritanomaly#BDECDA
Achromatopsia#E1E1E1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B8EFBE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-b8efbe: #B8EFBE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B8EFBE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b8efbe': '#B8EFBE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.722, green: 0.937, blue: 0.745)
Android XML<color name="color_b8efbe">#B8EFBE</color>
SVG fillfill="#B8EFBE"

More Green Colors

#B8EFBE sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#B8EFBE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B8EFBE?

#B8EFBE is a lightest green — rgb(184, 239, 190) in RGB and hsl(127, 63%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.93.

What is the RGB value of #B8EFBE?

#B8EFBE is rgb(184, 239, 190) — red 184, green 239, and blue 190 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B8EFBE?

#B8EFBE converts to approximately cmyk(23%, 0%, 21%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B8EFBE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B8EFBE scores 1.3:1 against white and 16.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B8EFBE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B8EFBE 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 17.84, which is visibly different.

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