B3E2BB

#B3E2BB closest to Glaucous Green

#B3E2BB is a very light, muted green; the closest named color is Glaucous Green. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 88.6% green and 73.3% blue (rgb(179, 226, 187)). Its HSL value is 130° hue, 45% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 11% black. #B3E2BB is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.51:1.

#B3E2BB color conversion

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Variations of #B3E2BB

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#B3E2BB color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#B3E2BB for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3E2BB appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DBD4BD
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3DAB9
  • Protanomaly 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D7DBBA
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DBD4BD
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #D0D9BC
  • Tritanopia 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #ADE0D7
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0E1C8
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D6D6D6
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CED9D0

#B3E2BB contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.45:1 Very poor#B3E2BB text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.51:1 Super#B3E2BB text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3E2BB in CSS

/* Glaucous Green */
.color { color: #B3E2BB; }
.background { background-color: #B3E2BB; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3E2BB; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 226 187);
color: hsl(130 45% 79%);
color: oklch(0.869 0.072 149.7);

#B3E2BB FAQ

What color is #B3E2BB?

#B3E2BB is a very light, muted green. Its closest named color is Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B3E2BB?

#B3E2BB is rgb(179, 226, 187) in RGB, hsl(130, 45%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 17%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3E2BB?

The complementary color of #B3E2BB is #E2B3DA, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3E2BB?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3E2BB: 14.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3E2BB a warm or cool color?

#B3E2BB is a cool color.