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#b3f062

a light, electric green · neutral · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
179, 240, 98
HSL
86°, 83%, 66%
CMYK
25, 0, 59, 6
Luminance
0.7279

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b3f062 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b3f062
Hue
86°
green
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
66%
light
Brightness
94%
HSV value
Perceived
83%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7279
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
47/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.56:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 5.4
Where it sits
Hue86° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness66%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool47% cool

Reads neutral. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#b3f062
RGBrgb(179, 240, 98)
HSLhsl(86, 83%, 66%)
CMYKcmyk(25%, 0%, 59%, 6%)
LABlab(88.3 -40.9 61.0)
LCHlch(88.3 73.5 123.9)
OKLCHoklch(0.885 0.183 129.1)
Decimal11792482
Display P3color(display-p3 0.702 0.941 0.384)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3f062;
background-color: #b3f062;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3f062] bg-[#b3f062]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3f062;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.941, blue: 0.384)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3f062")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB3F062)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(98, 240, 179)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #b3f062 · 15.56:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.35:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.56:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #b3f062 as text scores 1.35:1 on white and 15.56:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3f062 on white: 1.35:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3f062 on black: 15.56:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FBE052
deuteranopia · #F2DC6C
tritanopia · #B8E6D2

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b3f062 is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F8FCF2
#F1FAE6
#E1F6C6
#CDF599
#b3f062
#9CEB32
#89E015
#72BA12
#5B950E
#446C0F
#2A4309
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F8FCF2Darkest = 950 · #2A4309
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FCF2;
  --brand-100: #F1FAE6;
  --brand-200: #E1F6C6;
  --brand-300: #CDF599;
  --brand-400: #b3f062;
  --brand-500: #9CEB32;
  --brand-600: #89E015;
  --brand-700: #72BA12;
  --brand-800: #5B950E;
  --brand-900: #446C0F;
  --brand-950: #2A4309;
  --brand: #b3f062;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #b3f062

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F8FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D9EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#789B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#795FF3
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#47740B
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F4FDE8
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1D2414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #b3f062

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#9F62F0
Analogous left#F0E662
Analogous right#6CF062
Split-complement 1#626CF0
Split-complement 2#E662F0
Triadic 1#62B3F0
Triadic 2#F062B3
Tetradic#62F0E6

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green94.1%
Blue38.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan25.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow59.2%
Key (black)5.9%

Color previews

#b3f062 text on a black background

contrast 15.56:1

Card sample

#b3f062 text on a white background

contrast 1.35:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3f062;
Background color
Panel with #b3f062 background
background-color: #b3f062;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3f062;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 240, 98, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 240, 98, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3f062;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3f062, #62F070);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3f062

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#b3f062 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#b3f062, answered

What color is #b3f062?

#b3f062 is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 5.4). It sits at 86° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 66% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #b3f062?

rgb(179, 240, 98) — 179 red, 240 green and 98 blue out of 255, or 70.2% / 94.1% / 38.4% by channel.

Is #b3f062 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7279 and perceived brightness is 83%, so black text on it reaches 15.56:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b3f062?

Black. It scores 15.56:1 against #b3f062, versus 1.35:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #b3f062?

#9F62F0 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #626CF0 and #E662F0, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b3f062?

For interface work: #F8FAF4 as the surface, #D9EDC0 for borders, #789B4B for secondary text, #795FF3 as an accent and #47740B for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #F0E662 and #6CF062 stays calm, while #9F62F0 is the loudest partner.

What is #b3f062 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(25%, 0%, 59%, 6%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #b3f062 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 47 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #E7F062; nudged cooler, #7EF260.

Work with #b3f062 in the Color Lab