#B3DFBF colour

#B3DFBF is a light muted green close to CSS powderblue. RGB 179, 223, 191, HSL 136, 41%, 79%. Black text passes AAA (14.22:1), white fails (1.48:1).

#B3DFBF

Nearest CSS name: powderblue #b0e0e6 (not an exact match)
Described as: a light muted green
Red, green, blue: 179, 223, 191
Web safe: No
Luminance: 0.6612 (WCAG relative luminance, 0 is black, 1 is white)

Colour codes

HEX	`#b3dfbf`
RGB	`rgb(179, 223, 191)`
RGB (percent)	`rgb(70.2% 87.5% 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136.4, 40.7%, 78.8%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136.4, 19.7%, 87.5%)`
HWB	`hwb(136.4 70.2% 12.5%)`
CMYK (naive)	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 14%, 13%)`
CIELAB (D50)	`lab(85.04% -19.53 10.81)`
OKLCH	`oklch(86.37% 0.0636 153.37)`
Decimal	`11788223`

CMYK here is the plain formula with no colour profile, so treat it as a starting point; a printer's profile gives the real ink values. CIELAB uses a D50 white point, as CSS lab() does. HSV is not a CSS function, so it is shown for design apps only.

Contrast with white and black text

White text, 1.48:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Black text, 14.22:1The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Text	Ratio	AA normal (4.5)	AA large (3)	AAA normal (7)	AAA large (4.5)
White	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail	Fail
Black	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass	Pass

Black text is the better choice on #B3DFBF (14.22:1). Ratios use the WCAG 2.2 formula; large text means at least 24px, or 18.66px bold. Check another pair.

Tints and shades

Mixed with white, then with black, in ten even steps (straight sRGB mixing, as most design tools do).

9%#bae2c5 18%#c1e5cb 27%#c8e8d0 36%#cfebd6 45%#d6eedc 55%#dcf0e2 64%#e3f3e8 73%#eaf6ee 82%#f1f9f3 91%#f8fcf9

9%#a3cbae 18%#92b69c 27%#82a28b 36%#728e7a 45%#627a68 55%#516557 64%#415145 73%#313d34 82%#212923 91%#101411

Colour harmonies

Hue turned around the HSL colour wheel, saturation and lightness kept.

Complementary

The hue opposite on the colour wheel (180°).

#b3dfbf #dfb3d3

Analogous

Neighbours 30° either side.

#bddfb3 #b3dfbf #b3dfd5

Triadic

Three hues 120° apart.

#b3dfbf #bfb3df #dfbfb3

Split complementary

The two hues either side of the complement (150° and 210°).

#b3dfbf #d5b3df #dfb3bd

Tetradic (square)

Four hues 90° apart.

#b3dfbf #b3bddf #dfb3d3 #dfd5b3

How it looks with colour blindness

Normal vision#b3dfbf Protanopia#dfd8bd Deuteranopia#d7d2c1 Tritanopia#added6 Achromatopsia#d4d4d4

Simulated with the Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009) matrices at full severity, applied in linear RGB; achromatopsia shows the colour's luminance as grey. Milder forms (protanomaly, deuteranomaly) are far more common and shift colours less. Never use colour as the only way to carry meaning.

CSS

Text colour	`color: #b3dfbf;`
Background	`background-color: #b3dfbf;`
Border	`border: 1px solid #b3dfbf;`
Half transparent	`background-color: rgb(179 223 191 / 50%);`
Custom property	`--colour-main: #b3dfbf;`
Gradient to a darker shade	`background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3dfbf, #6b8673);`
Gradient from a lighter tint	`background: linear-gradient(180deg, #d1ecd9, #b3dfbf);`
Text on this colour	`background-color: #b3dfbf; color: #000;`

Similar named colours

Distance is measured in OKLab, scaled by 100; under about 2 is hard to tell apart side by side.

Convert #B3DFBF to other formats · Build a palette from it · Check contrast · All named colours

Colour names from CSS Color Module Level 4. Palette values from the Tailwind CSS v3 default palette (MIT licence) and the Material Design 2014 colour palette as published in Material Design Lite (Apache License 2.0). All other values are calculated from the hex code.