Information about #B3E0AE color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B3E0AE is classified in the Register under the Green Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 224, 174) — 70.2% red, 87.8% green, 68.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 18 / 0 / 20 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated leafy green, #B3E0AE appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Moss Green (#ADDFAD). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bob Duke Green (#B7E5AC) and Celadon (#ACE1AF).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 224, 174) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B3E0AE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. No one has named #B3E0AE so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B3E0AE color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B3E0AE color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B3E0AE

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#B3E0AE color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B3E0AE
  • RGB179, 224, 174
  • CMYK18, 0, 20, 12
  • HSL114°, 45%, 78%
  • HSL Precise114°, 44.643%, 78.039%
  • HSV114°, 22%, 88%
  • HSB114°, 22%, 88%
  • HEX IDB3E0AE
  • DECIMAL ID11788462
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Green
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB68.2%
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