What color is #B3F6DC?

#B3F6DC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3F6DC?

The RGB value is 179, 246, 220: 179 red, 246 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3F6DC?

The complementary color is #F6B3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3F6DC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3F6DC color

#B3F6DC rgb(179, 246, 220)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3F6DC is a very light, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 96.5% green and 86.3% blue (179, 246, 220).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 79% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Seafoam Splashes (#B0EFCE), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.13:1).

#B3F6DC color codes

HEX	`#B3F6DC`
RGB	`rgb(179, 246, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 96.5%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 79%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 27%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 11%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.98, -26.14, 5.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.98, 26.77, 167.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.46, 80.66, 79.869)`
Decimal	`11794140`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3F6DC, 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 #B3F6DC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3F6DC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.13:1	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 #B3F6DC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3f6dc; }
.text { color: #b3f6dc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3f6dc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 246 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3f6dc, #b3eff6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Teal.

Questions

What color is #B3F6DC?: #B3F6DC is a very light, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Seafoam Splashes. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3F6DC?: The RGB value is 179, 246, 220: 179 red, 246 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3F6DC?: The complementary color is #F6B3CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3F6DC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.13:1 and white text 1.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.