What color is #B3FFF6?

#B3FFF6 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B3FFF6?

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

What is the complementary color of #B3FFF6?

The complementary color is #FFB3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B3FFF6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B3FFF6 color

#B3FFF6 rgb(179, 255, 246)

Shades of teal

The hex color #B3FFF6 is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 100% green and 96.5% blue (179, 255, 246).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 100% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Pale King’s Blue (#ABF5ED), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.55:1).

#B3FFF6 color codes

HEX	`#B3FFF6`
RGB	`rgb(179, 255, 246)`
RGB percent	`rgb(70.2%, 100%, 96.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 100%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 30%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 4%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.06, -25.07, -3.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.06, 25.26, 187.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.979, 87.754, 100.369)`
Decimal	`11796470`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B3FFF6, 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 #B3FFF6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B3FFF6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.55:1	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 #B3FFF6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b3fff6; }
.text { color: #b3fff6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3fff6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(179 255 246 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b3fff6, #b3e2ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ice Blue.

Questions

What color is #B3FFF6?: #B3FFF6 is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Pale King’s Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B3FFF6?: The RGB value is 179, 255, 246: 179 red, 255 green and 246 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B3FFF6?: The complementary color is #FFB3BC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B3FFF6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.55:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.