What color is #B3E6E3?

#B3E6E3 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3E6E3?

The RGB value is 179, 230, 227: 179 red, 230 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3E6E3?

The complementary color is #E6B3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3E6E3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3E6E3 color

#B3E6E3 rgb(179, 230, 227)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B3E6E3 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 90.2% green and 89% blue (179, 230, 227).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 50% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.34:1).

#B3E6E3 color codes

HEX	`#B3E6E3`
RGB	`rgb(179, 230, 227)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 90.2%, 89%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 50%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 22%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 1%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.83, -16.87, -3.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.83, 17.31, 193)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.748, 71.721, 83.301)`
Decimal	`11790051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3E6E3, 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 #B3E6E3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3E6E3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.34:1	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 #B3E6E3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3e6e3; }
.text { color: #b3e6e3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e6e3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 230 227 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3e6e3, #b3d0e6); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3E6E3?: #B3E6E3 is a light, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Pale Turquoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3E6E3?: The RGB value is 179, 230, 227: 179 red, 230 green and 227 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3E6E3?: The complementary color is #E6B3B6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3E6E3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.