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#B3E2D3 Bay

#B3E2D3 is a very light, muted turquoise named Bay. In the RGB color model it is made of 70.2% red, 88.6% green and 82.7% blue (rgb(179, 226, 211)). Its HSL value is 161° hue, 45% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 11% black. #B3E2D3 is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.74:1.

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#B3E2D3 color conversion

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Variations of #B3E2D3

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#B3E2D3 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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#B3E2D3 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #B3E2D3 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D6D5D4
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFDCD2
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D4DDD3
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D6D5D4
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDDAD4
  • Tritanopia 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #A8E3DD
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #AEE2D8
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D8D8D8
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D0DBD7

#B3E2D3 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.43:1 Very poor#B3E2D3 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.74:1 Super#B3E2D3 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#B3E2D3 in CSS

/* Bay */
.color { color: #B3E2D3; }
.background { background-color: #B3E2D3; }
.border { border: 1px solid #B3E2D3; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(179 226 211);
color: hsl(161 45% 79%);
color: oklch(0.876 0.053 173.6);

#B3E2D3 FAQ

What color is #B3E2D3?

#B3E2D3 is a very light, muted turquoise. Its closest named color is Bay. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #B3E2D3?

#B3E2D3 is rgb(179, 226, 211) in RGB, hsl(161, 45%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(21%, 0%, 7%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #B3E2D3?

The complementary color of #B3E2D3 is #E2B3C2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #B3E2D3?

Black text has the best contrast on #B3E2D3: 14.74:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #B3E2D3 a warm or cool color?

#B3E2D3 is a cool color.