What color is #B3E3B0?

#B3E3B0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3E3B0?

The RGB value is 179, 227, 176: 179 red, 227 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3E3B0?

The complementary color is #E0B0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3E3B0?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3E3B0 color

#B3E3B0 rgb(179, 227, 176)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3E3B0 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 89% green and 69% blue (179, 227, 176).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 48% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#B3E3B0 color codes

HEX	`#B3E3B0`
RGB	`rgb(179, 227, 176)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 89%, 69%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 48%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 22%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 22%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, -25.09, 19.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 32.07, 141.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.894, 67.655, 51.285)`
Decimal	`11789232`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3E3B0, 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 #B3E3B0	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3E3B0 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #B3E3B0 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3e3b0; }
.text { color: #b3e3b0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e3b0; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 227 176 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3e3b0, #b0e3c7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3E3B0?: #B3E3B0 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3E3B0?: The RGB value is 179, 227, 176: 179 red, 227 green and 176 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3E3B0?: The complementary color is #E0B0E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3E3B0?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.