What color is #B3EBE7?

#B3EBE7 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 #B3EBE7?

The RGB value is 179, 235, 231: 179 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3EBE7?

The complementary color is #EBB3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3EBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3EBE7 color

#B3EBE7 rgb(179, 235, 231)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B3EBE7 is a light, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 92.2% green and 90.6% blue (179, 235, 231).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 58% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Pale Turquoise (#AFEEEE), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.95:1).

#B3EBE7 color codes

HEX	`#B3EBE7`
RGB	`rgb(179, 235, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 92.2%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 58%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 24%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 2%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.28, -18.51, -3.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.28, 18.91, 191.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.718, 74.767, 86.713)`
Decimal	`11791335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3EBE7, 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 #B3EBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3EBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.95:1	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 #B3EBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3ebe7; }
.text { color: #b3ebe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3ebe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 235 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3ebe7, #b3d3eb); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B3EBE7?: #B3EBE7 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 #B3EBE7?: The RGB value is 179, 235, 231: 179 red, 235 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3EBE7?: The complementary color is #EBB3B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3EBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.