What color is #B3DBCF?

#B3DBCF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3DBCF?

The RGB value is 179, 219, 207: 179 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3DBCF?

The complementary color is #DBB3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3DBCF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3DBCF color

#B3DBCF rgb(179, 219, 207)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3DBCF is a light, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 85.9% green and 81.2% blue (179, 219, 207).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 36% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Jade Sea (#B8E0D0), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.95:1).

#B3DBCF color codes

HEX	`#B3DBCF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 219, 207)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 85.9%, 81.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 36%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 18%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 5%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.35, -15.45, 1.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.35, 15.53, 174.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.181, 64.75, 68.61)`
Decimal	`11787215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3DBCF, 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 #B3DBCF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3DBCF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.95:1	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 #B3DBCF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3dbcf; }
.text { color: #b3dbcf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3dbcf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 219 207 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3dbcf, #b3d3db); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B3DBCF?: #B3DBCF is a light, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Jade Sea. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3DBCF?: The RGB value is 179, 219, 207: 179 red, 219 green and 207 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3DBCF?: The complementary color is #DBB3BF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3DBCF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.95:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.