What color is #B3FEBA?

#B3FEBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3FEBA?

The RGB value is 179, 254, 186: 179 red, 254 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B3FEBA?

The complementary color is #FEB3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3FEBA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3FEBA color

#B3FEBA rgb(179, 254, 186)

Shades of green

The hex color #B3FEBA is a very light, vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 99.6% green and 72.9% blue (179, 254, 186).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 97% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Light Mint (#B6FFBB), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.8:1).

#B3FEBA color codes

HEX	`#B3FEBA`
RGB	`rgb(179, 254, 186)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 99.6%, 72.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 97%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 27%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.45, -36.09, 25.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.45, 44.1, 144.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.892, 84.01, 59.347)`
Decimal	`11796154`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3FEBA, 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 #B3FEBA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3FEBA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.18:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.8:1	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 #B3FEBA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3feba; }
.text { color: #b3feba; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3feba; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 254 186 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3feba, #b3fee0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Green.

Questions

What color is #B3FEBA?: #B3FEBA is a very light, vivid green, closest to the named color Light Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3FEBA?: The RGB value is 179, 254, 186: 179 red, 254 green and 186 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3FEBA?: The complementary color is #FEB3F7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3FEBA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.8:1 and white text 1.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.