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#CBFFB3 Color

#CBFFB3 is rgb(203, 255, 179) in RGB, hsl(101, 100%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(20%, 0%, 30%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Menthol (#C1F9A2), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBFFB3
HEX#CBFFB3
RGBrgb(203, 255, 179)
HSLhsl(101, 100%, 85%)
HSVhsv(101, 30%, 100%)
CMYKcmyk(20%, 0%, 30%, 0%)
OKLCHoklch(94.6% 0.113 136)
LABlab(95.04% -27.10 30.84)
LCHlch(95.04% 41.05 131.31)

What #CBFFB3 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 #CBFFB3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Menthol#C1F9A2ΔE 6.18Granny Smith Apple#A8E4A0ΔE 10.81Tea Green#D0F0C0ΔE 15.33Yellow-green (Crayola)#C5E384ΔE 15.81Celadon#ACE1AFΔE 15.91Light Moss Green#ADDFADΔE 16.18

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

#CBFFB3 Channel Values

How #CBFFB3 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 203 · G 255 · B 1798-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 101° · S 100% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 101° · S 30% · V 100%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 20% · M 0% · Y 30% · K 0%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.14:1 vs white · 18.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBFFB3 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 text1.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text18.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBFFB3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBFFB3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBFFB3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBFFB3
Complementary
#E7B3FF
Analogous
#F1FFB3
Analogous
#B3FFC1
Triadic
#B3CBFF
Triadic
#FFB3CB
Split comp.
#C1B3FF
Split comp.
#FFB3F1

Tints & Shades of #CBFFB3

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

#D2FFBD
#D9FFC7
#E0FFD1
#E3FFD6
#EAFFE0
#F1FFEB

Shades

#A1FF75
#7BFF3D
#51FF00
#3FC700
#2C8A00
#1A5200

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBFFB3.

How #CBFFB3 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#CBFFB3
Protanopia#F7F7B3
Protanomaly#E7FAB3
Deuteranopia#EFEFB5
Deuteranomaly#E2F6B4
Tritanopia#D5F7F7
Tritanomaly#D1FADF
Achromatopsia#F0F0F0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBFFB3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbffb3: #CBFFB3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBFFB3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbffb3': '#CBFFB3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 1.000, blue: 0.702)
Android XML<color name="color_cbffb3">#CBFFB3</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBFFB3"

More Green Colors

#CBFFB3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#CBFFB3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBFFB3?

#CBFFB3 is a lightest green — rgb(203, 255, 179) in RGB and hsl(101, 100%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Menthol (#C1F9A2), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #CBFFB3?

#CBFFB3 is rgb(203, 255, 179) — red 203, green 255, and blue 179 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBFFB3?

#CBFFB3 converts to approximately cmyk(20%, 0%, 30%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBFFB3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBFFB3 scores 1.14:1 against white and 18.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBFFB3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBFFB3 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 lightgreen (#90EE90) at a CIE76 distance of 18.85, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.