Color

#B8FFC3

Very light cool green. Nearest reference color: Tea green.

RGB

0–255

184

255

195

CMYK

0–100%

27.84%

23.53%

RGB describes how #B8FFC3 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 184, green 255 and blue 195.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 27.84%, magenta 0%, yellow 23.53% and black 0%.

HSL values

H 129.3° S 100% L 86.08%

In the HSL color model, #B8FFC3 has a hue of 129.3°, 100% saturation and 86.08% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#B8FFC3 is a very light, cool green with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Cool
Lightness: Very light
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #B8FFC3 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #B8FFC3

RGB rgb(184, 255, 195)

HSL hsl(129.3 100% 86.08%)

OKLCH oklch(0.937735 0.1073 148.7676)

CSS --color: #B8FFC3;

Tints of #B8FFC3

Tints are lighter variations of #B8FFC3. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#C8FFD0 #C4FFCD #C0FFC9 #BCFFC6 #B8FFC3

Shades of #B8FFC3

Shades are darker variations of #B8FFC3. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#B8FFC3 #77BC83 #397C47 #004016 #000901

Tones of #B8FFC3

Tones reduce the chroma of #B8FFC3, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#B8FFC3 #C4FBCC #CFF7D4 #D9F2DC #E3EEE5

Tonal range of #B8FFC3

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #B8FFC3 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#C8FFD0 #C4FFCD #C0FFC9 #BCFFC6 #B8FFC3 #77BC83 #397C47 #004016 #000901

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #C8FFD0;
    --color-200: #C4FFCD;
    --color-300: #C0FFC9;
    --color-400: #BCFFC6;
    --color-500: #B8FFC3;
    --color-600: #77BC83;
    --color-700: #397C47;
    --color-800: #004016;
    --color-900: #000901;
}

Colors that go with #B8FFC3

Color harmonies for #B8FFC3 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#B8FFC3 #FFDFFC

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#E3F5A2 #B8FFC3 #A5FFEB

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#B8FFC3 #E2EAFF #FFE3DF

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#B8FFC3 #EDE6FF #FFE2EA

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#B8FFC3 #D7EEFF #FFDFFC #FFE5D2

CSS gradients with #B8FFC3

These gradients show how #B8FFC3 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#B8FFC3 #CCFFD3 #DEFFE2 #EFFFF1 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B8FFC3, #CCFFD3, #DEFFE2, #EFFFF1, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#B8FFC3 #7CAE84 #45634A #152217 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B8FFC3, #7CAE84, #45634A, #152217, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#B8FFC3 #F5EEA4 #FFE5D2 #FFE3E4 #FFDFFC

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #B8FFC3, #F5EEA4, #FFE5D2, #FFE3E4, #FFDFFC);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #B8FFC3. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

1.16:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

18.13:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.8565 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #B8FFC3 as the background.

background-color: #B8FFC3;
color: #000000;

Using #B8FFC3 in design

See how #B8FFC3 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#B8FFC3 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #B8FFC3 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#C4FFCD

#B8FFC3

#004016

Colors similar to #B8FFC3

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #B8FFC3, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#FFFFFF #9EE4A9 #CAF9D0 #C6FCB7 #B1FFD3 #EAFFE4 #9DF3C3

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #B8FFC3 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #FFF3C0 Deuteranopia #F5EBC6 Tritanopia #AFFCEF

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #B8FFC3 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 65.3744
Y: 85.6478
Z: 64.7063

CIELAB

L*: 94.1616
a*: -33.4742
b*: 21.7855

OKLab

L: 0.937735
a: -0.091749
b: 0.055636

OKLCH

L: 0.937735
C: 0.1073
H: 148.7676°