What color is #B3E8A9?

#B3E8A9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3E8A9?

The RGB value is 179, 232, 169: 179 red, 232 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3E8A9?

The complementary color is #DEA9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3E8A9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3E8A9 color

#B3E8A9 rgb(179, 232, 169)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3E8A9 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 91% green and 66.3% blue (179, 232, 169).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 58% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ice Ice (#BAEBAE), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.03:1).

#B3E8A9 color codes

HEX	`#B3E8A9`
RGB	`rgb(179, 232, 169)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 91%, 66.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 58%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 27%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 27%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.08, -28.63, 25.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.08, 38.2, 138.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.607, 70.16, 48.194)`
Decimal	`11790505`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3E8A9, 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 #B3E8A9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3E8A9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.03:1	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 #B3E8A9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3e8a9; }
.text { color: #b3e8a9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3e8a9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 232 169 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3e8a9, #a9e8bf); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3E8A9?: #B3E8A9 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Ice Ice. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3E8A9?: The RGB value is 179, 232, 169: 179 red, 232 green and 169 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3E8A9?: The complementary color is #DEA9E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3E8A9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.