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#B3E5BC

#b3e5bc ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3e5bc is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 89.8% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 21.83% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.9% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 130.8°, with 49.02% saturation and 80% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.6925

Complementary

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #e5b3dc

Split complementary

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #d5b3e5
  3. #e5b3c3

Analogous

  1. #c3e5b3
  2. #b3e5bc
  3. #b3e5d5

Triadic

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #bcb3e5
  3. #e5bcb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #b3dce5
  3. #e5b3dc
  4. #e5bcb3

Square

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #b3c3e5
  3. #e5b3dc
  4. #e5d5b3

Monochromatic

  1. #41be57
  2. #7ad28a
  3. #b3e5bc
  4. #ecf9ee
  5. #f0faf2

Shades

#b3e5bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #a1cea9
  3. #8fb796
  4. #7da084
  5. #6b8971
  6. #5a735e
  7. #485c4b
  8. #364538
  9. #242e26
  10. #121713
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3e5bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #bbe8c3
  3. #c2eac9
  4. #caedd0
  5. #d1efd7
  6. #d9f2de
  7. #e1f5e4
  8. #e8f7eb
  9. #f0faf2
  10. #f7fcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3e5bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3e5bc
  2. #aedbb6
  3. #a9d1b0
  4. #a4c7aa
  5. #9fbda4
  6. #9ab39e
  7. #94a898
  8. #8f9e92
  9. #8a948c
  10. #858a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.41:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cbdece ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6dcba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddd7be ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ade3d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d3e0bb ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ceddbd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afe4ce ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3e5bc {
  color: #b3e5bc;
}
Background
.bg-b3e5bc {
  background-color: #b3e5bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3e5bc {
  border: 2px solid #b3e5bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3e5bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 229 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 131 49% 80%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3e5bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3e5bc, #b3e5d5);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3e5bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 229 188 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 2.56 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 3.97 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 5.38 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.48 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 6.20 #8fbc8f Dark Sea Green ΔE 10.30 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 10.53 #4c1a43 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Celadon
#b3e5bc  rgb(179, 229, 188)  hsl(131, 49%, 80%)  Celadon
#e5b3dc  rgb(229, 179, 220)  hsl(311, 49%, 80%)  Lilac
#bcb3e5  rgb(188, 179, 229)  hsl(251, 49%, 80%)  Periwinkle
#e5bcb3  rgb(229, 188, 179)  hsl(11, 49%, 80%)  Zinnwaldite