What color is #B3E5AF?

#B3E5AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3E5AF?

The RGB value is 179, 229, 175: 179 red, 229 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3E5AF?

The complementary color is #E1AFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3E5AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3E5AF color

#B3E5AF rgb(179, 229, 175)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3E5AF is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 89.8% green and 68.6% blue (179, 229, 175).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 51% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#B3E5AF color codes

HEX	`#B3E5AF`
RGB	`rgb(179, 229, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 89.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 51%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 24%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.36, -26.22, 21.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.36, 33.73, 141.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.346, 68.716, 50.949)`
Decimal	`11789743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3E5AF, 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 #B3E5AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3E5AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	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 #B3E5AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3e5af; }
.text { color: #b3e5af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e5af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 229 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3e5af, #afe5c6); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B3E5AF?: #B3E5AF is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3E5AF?: The RGB value is 179, 229, 175: 179 red, 229 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3E5AF?: The complementary color is #E1AFE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3E5AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.74:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.