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#b3fd10

a balanced, electric green · warm · closest name: Green Yellow

RGB
179, 253, 16
HSL
79°, 98%, 53%
CMYK
29, 0, 94, 1
Luminance
0.7987

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b3fd10 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b3fd10
Hue
79°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
53%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7987
WCAG relative
Temperature
Warm
41/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.97:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 1.8
Where it sits
Hue79° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness53%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool41% cool

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

Every format

HEX#b3fd10
RGBrgb(179, 253, 16)
HSLhsl(79, 98%, 53%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 94%, 1%)
LABlab(91.6 -50.3 86.9)
LCHlch(91.6 100.4 120.1)
OKLCHoklch(0.911 0.236 128.1)
Decimal11795728
Display P3color(display-p3 0.702 0.992 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3fd10;
background-color: #b3fd10;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3fd10] bg-[#b3fd10]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3fd10;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.992, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3fd10")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB3FD10)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 253, 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 #b3fd10 · 16.97:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.24:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.97:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #b3fd10 as text scores 1.24:1 on white and 16.97:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3fd10 on white: 1.24:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3fd10 on black: 16.97:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEA00
deuteranopia · #FFE53A
tritanopia · #BAF1D7

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b3fd10 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#FAFDF1
#F4FCE3
#E9FBC1
#DCFE90
#CAFE58
#b3fd10
#A8F302
#8CCA02
#70A201
#527506
#334904
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #FAFDF1Darkest = 950 · #334904
:root {
  --brand-50: #FAFDF1;
  --brand-100: #F4FCE3;
  --brand-200: #E9FBC1;
  --brand-300: #DCFE90;
  --brand-400: #CAFE58;
  --brand-500: #b3fd10;
  --brand-600: #A8F302;
  --brand-700: #8CCA02;
  --brand-800: #70A201;
  --brand-900: #527506;
  --brand-950: #334904;
  --brand: #b3fd10;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #b3fd10

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#F9FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#DFEDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#829B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#1D0EFF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#577E01
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F7FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1F2414
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 #b3fd10

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
  • 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
  • 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#5A10FD
Analogous left#FDD010
Analogous right#3CFD10
Split-complement 1#103CFD
Split-complement 2#D010FD
Triadic 1#10B3FD
Triadic 2#FD10B3
Tetradic#10FDD0

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green99.2%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow93.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#b3fd10 text on a black background

contrast 16.97:1

Card sample

#b3fd10 text on a white background

contrast 1.24:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3fd10;
Background color
Panel with #b3fd10 background
background-color: #b3fd10;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3fd10;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 253, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 253, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3fd10;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3fd10, #15FD10);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3fd10

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.

#b3fd10 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
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

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

#b3fd10, answered

What color is #b3fd10?

#b3fd10 is a balanced electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 1.8). It sits at 79° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 53% lightness, which reads as warm.

What is the RGB value of #b3fd10?

rgb(179, 253, 16) — 179 red, 253 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 70.2% / 99.2% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #b3fd10 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7987 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 16.97:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b3fd10?

Black. It scores 16.97:1 against #b3fd10, versus 1.24:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #b3fd10?

#5A10FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #103CFD and #D010FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b3fd10?

For interface work: #F9FAF4 as the surface, #DFEDC0 for borders, #829B4B for secondary text, #1D0EFF as an accent and #577E01 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDD010 and #3CFD10 stays calm, while #5A10FD is the loudest partner.

What is #b3fd10 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(29%, 0%, 94%, 1%). 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 #b3fd10 warm or cool?

Warm — it scores 41 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #FDF010; nudged cooler, #5BFF0E.

Work with #b3fd10 in the Color Lab