What color is #B3E3E2?

#B3E3E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3E3E2?

The RGB value is 179, 227, 226: 179 red, 227 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3E3E2?

The complementary color is #E3B3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3E3E2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3E3E2 color

#B3E3E2 rgb(179, 227, 226)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B3E3E2 is a light, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 89% green and 88.6% blue (179, 227, 226).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 46% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Opal (#AEE0E4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15:1).

#B3E3E2 color codes

HEX	`#B3E3E2`
RGB	`rgb(179, 227, 226)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 89%, 88.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 46%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 21%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87, -15.57, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87, 16.24, 196.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.783, 70.011, 82.3)`
Decimal	`11789282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3E3E2, 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 #B3E3E2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3E3E2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15:1	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 #B3E3E2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3e3e2; }
.text { color: #b3e3e2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e3e2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 227 226 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3e3e2, #b3cce3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3E3E2?: #B3E3E2 is a light, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Opal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3E3E2?: The RGB value is 179, 227, 226: 179 red, 227 green and 226 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3E3E2?: The complementary color is #E3B3B4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3E3E2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.