Palettes / Colors / #B4EEC3

#B4EEC3 — Pale Green

#B4EEC3 is a green color we call Pale Green, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #B4EEC3 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B4EEC3 is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EEB4DF; it also sits naturally between #C2EEB4 and #B4EEE1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 71% · Green 93% · Blue 76%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 18% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B4EEC3

.text { color: #B4EEC3; }
.background { background-color: #B4EEC3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B4EEC3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(180, 238, 195); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(136, 63%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B4EEC3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(180, 238, 195, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B4EEC3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(180, 238, 195, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B4EEC3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B4EEC3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEB4DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B4EEC3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B4EEC3

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B4EEC3 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B4EEC3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B4EEC2  ·  #B4EEC4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B4EEC3?

#B4EEC3 is Pale Green, a green color (RGB 180, 238, 195). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B4EEC3?

#B4EEC3 is RGB 180, 238, 195 — HSL 136°, 63%, 82% — CMYK 24%, 0%, 18%, 7%.

What colors go with #B4EEC3?

Its complement is #EEB4DF; analogous partners are #C2EEB4 and #B4EEE1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B4EEC3 for text?

Black text on #B4EEC3 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.