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#B3E9BB

#b3e9bb ≈ Celadon

  • green
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Balanced
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#b3e9bb is a color from the green family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.2% red, 91.37% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 23.18% cyan, 0% magenta, 19.74% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 128.89°, with 55.1% saturation and 80.78% 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 15.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Celadon (#ace1af), ΔE 2.17.

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Relative luminance0.7145

Complementary

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #e9b3e1

Split complementary

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #d6b3e9
  3. #e9b3c6

Analogous

  1. #c6e9b3
  2. #b3e9bb
  3. #b3e9d6

Triadic

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #bbb3e9
  3. #e9bbb3

Tetradic

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #b3e1e9
  3. #e9b3e1
  4. #e9bbb3

Square

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #b3c6e9
  3. #e9b3e1
  4. #e9d6b3

Monochromatic

  1. #3cc751
  2. #78d886
  3. #b3e9bb
  4. #eefaf0
  5. #effaf1

Shades

#b3e9bb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #a1d2a8
  3. #8fba96
  4. #7da383
  5. #6b8c70
  6. #5a755e
  7. #485d4b
  8. #364638
  9. #242f25
  10. #121713
  11. #000000

Tints

#b3e9bb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #bbebc2
  3. #c2edc9
  4. #caf0cf
  5. #d1f2d6
  6. #d9f4dd
  7. #e1f6e4
  8. #e8f8eb
  9. #f0fbf1
  10. #f7fdf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b3e9bb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b3e9bb
  2. #aedfb5
  3. #a9d4af
  4. #a4caa9
  5. #9fbfa3
  6. #9ab59e
  7. #94aa98
  8. #8fa092
  9. #8a958c
  10. #858b86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cde1d0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #eadfb8 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1dabd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ace7dc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6e3b9 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d0e0bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #afe8d0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b3e9bb {
  color: #b3e9bb;
}
Background
.bg-b3e9bb {
  background-color: #b3e9bb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b3e9bb {
  border: 2px solid #b3e9bb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b3e9bb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 179 233 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 129 55% 81%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b3e9bb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3e9bb, #b3e9d6);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b3e9bb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(179 233 187 / 0.35);
}

#ace1af Celadon ΔE 2.17 #9fe2bf Seafoam Green ΔE 4.57 #a8e4a0 Granny Smith Apple ΔE 5.20 #d0f0c0 Tea Green ΔE 5.20 #aaf0d1 Magic Mint ΔE 5.68 #90ee90 Light Green ΔE 9.59 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 10.04 #4c1644 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Celadon
#b3e9bb  rgb(179, 233, 187)  hsl(129, 55%, 81%)  Celadon
#e9b3e1  rgb(233, 179, 225)  hsl(309, 55%, 81%)  Plum
#bbb3e9  rgb(187, 179, 233)  hsl(249, 55%, 81%)  Periwinkle
#e9bbb3  rgb(233, 187, 179)  hsl(9, 55%, 81%)  Baby Pink