What color is #B8FFEB?

#B8FFEB is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B8FFEB?

The RGB value is 184, 255, 235: 184 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B8FFEB?

The complementary color is #FFB8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B8FFEB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B8FFEB color

#B8FFEB rgb(184, 255, 235)

Shades of green

The hex color #B8FFEB is a very light, vivid spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.2% red, 100% green and 92.2% blue (184, 255, 235).

Its hue angle is 163°, with 100% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Arabica Mint (#C0FFEE), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.54:1).

#B8FFEB color codes

HEX	`#B8FFEB`
RGB	`rgb(184, 255, 235)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.2%, 100%, 92.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(163, 100%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(163, 28%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 8%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.04, -25.96, 2.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.04, 26.08, 174.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.518, 87.705, 91.794)`
Decimal	`12124139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B8FFEB, 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 #B8FFEB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B8FFEB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.13:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.54:1	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 #B8FFEB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b8ffeb; }
.text { color: #b8ffeb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b8ffeb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(184 255 235 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b8ffeb, #b8f0ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Turquoise.

Questions

What color is #B8FFEB?: #B8FFEB is a very light, vivid spring green, closest to the named color Arabica Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B8FFEB?: The RGB value is 184, 255, 235: 184 red, 255 green and 235 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B8FFEB?: The complementary color is #FFB8CC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B8FFEB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.54:1 and white text 1.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.