Colour
#B3E3C8
- #B3E3C8
- Green
- Light
- Nearest: Pale turquoise
#B3E3C8 is a green with RGB values 179, 227, 200 and HSL 146°, 46%, 80%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale turquoise.
Colour values
#B3E3C8#B3E3C8
HEX#B3E3C8
RGBrgb(179, 227, 200)
RGB (0–1)0.702, 0.8902, 0.7843
RGB percentages70.2%, 89%, 78.4%
HSLhsl(146.3, 46.2%, 79.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(146.3, 21.1%, 89%)
CMYK21.1%, 0%, 11.9%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,789,256
CSS custom property--colour: #B3E3C8;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68692WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.74:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.74:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#4C1C37
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.74:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#E3B3CE
Analogous#B6E3B3, #B3E3E0
Triadic#C8B3E3, #E3C8B3
Split complementary#E0B3E3, #E3B3B6
Tetradic#B3B6E3, #E3B3CE, #E3E0B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R179
G227
B200
Red179 (70.2%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue200 (78.4%)
Hue146.25°
Saturation (HSL)46.15%
Lightness79.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR B3 · G E3 · B C8
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