What color is #B3E2D3?

#B3E2D3 is a light, desaturated spring green known as Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bay?

The RGB value is 179, 226, 211: 179 red, 226 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bay?

The complementary color is #E2B3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3E2D3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bay color: hex code #B3E2D3

#B3E2D3 rgb(179, 226, 211)

Shades of green

Bay has the hex code #B3E2D3. It is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 88.6% green and 82.7% blue (179, 226, 211).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 45% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.74:1).

Bay (#B3E2D3) color codes

HEX	`#B3E2D3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 226, 211)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 88.6%, 82.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 45%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.34, -18.16, 2.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.34, 18.31, 172.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.541, 68.678, 71.84)`
Decimal	`11789011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bay, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B3E2D3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3E2D3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B3E2D3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3e2d3; }
.text { color: #b3e2d3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e2d3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 226 211 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3e2d3, #b3dae2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

See #B3E2D3 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #B3E2D3?: #B3E2D3 is a light, desaturated spring green known as Bay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bay?: The RGB value is 179, 226, 211: 179 red, 226 green and 211 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bay?: The complementary color is #E2B3C2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3E2D3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.