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#b3fd63

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

RGB
179, 253, 99
HSL
89°, 98%, 69%
CMYK
29, 0, 61, 1
Luminance
0.8074

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #b3fd63 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#b3fd63
Hue
89°
green
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
86%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.8074
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
49/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
17.15:1
Closest name
Green Yellow
ΔE2000 4
Where it sits
Hue89° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool49% 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#b3fd63
RGBrgb(179, 253, 99)
HSLhsl(89, 98%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(29%, 0%, 61%, 1%)
LABlab(92.0 -46.5 64.7)
LCHlch(92.0 79.7 125.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.915 0.199 131.1)
Decimal11795811
Display P3color(display-p3 0.702 0.992 0.388)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #b3fd63;
background-color: #b3fd63;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#b3fd63] bg-[#b3fd63]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #b3fd63;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.702, green: 0.992, blue: 0.388)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#b3fd63")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFFB3FD63)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(99, 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 #b3fd63 · 17.15:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.22:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 17.15:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #b3fd63 as text scores 1.22:1 on white and 17.15:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#b3fd63 on white: 1.22:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#b3fd63 on black: 17.15:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFEC51
deuteranopia · #FDE66F
tritanopia · #B6F3DC

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #b3fd63 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.

#F8FDF1
#F0FCE4
#DFFBC1
#C9FE90
#b3fd63
#93FC21
#7FF203
#6AC903
#55A102
#3F7406
#284904
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F8FDF1Darkest = 950 · #284904
:root {
  --brand-50: #F8FDF1;
  --brand-100: #F0FCE4;
  --brand-200: #DFFBC1;
  --brand-300: #C9FE90;
  --brand-400: #b3fd63;
  --brand-500: #93FC21;
  --brand-600: #7FF203;
  --brand-700: #6AC903;
  --brand-800: #55A102;
  --brand-900: #3F7406;
  --brand-950: #284904;
  --brand: #b3fd63;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #b3fd63

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#F7FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#D7EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#749B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8561FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#427E02
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#F3FFE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#1C2414
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 #b3fd63

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#AD63FD
Analogous left#FDFA63
Analogous right#66FD63
Split-complement 1#6366FD
Split-complement 2#FA63FD
Triadic 1#63B3FD
Triadic 2#FD63B3
Tetradic#63FDFA

RGB percentages

Red70.2%
Green99.2%
Blue38.8%

CMYK percentages

Cyan29.2%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow60.9%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#b3fd63 text on a black background

contrast 17.15:1

Card sample

#b3fd63 text on a white background

contrast 1.22:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #b3fd63;
Background color
Panel with #b3fd63 background
background-color: #b3fd63;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #b3fd63;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(179, 253, 99, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(179, 253, 99, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #b3fd63;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b3fd63, #63FD79);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #b3fd63

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.

#b3fd63 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.

#b3fd63, answered

What color is #b3fd63?

#b3fd63 is a light electric green, closest to Green Yellow (ΔE2000 4). It sits at 89° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #b3fd63?

rgb(179, 253, 99) — 179 red, 253 green and 99 blue out of 255, or 70.2% / 99.2% / 38.8% by channel.

Is #b3fd63 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.8074 and perceived brightness is 86%, so black text on it reaches 17.15:1.

Should I use black or white text on #b3fd63?

Black. It scores 17.15:1 against #b3fd63, versus 1.22:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #b3fd63?

#AD63FD sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #6366FD and #FA63FD, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #b3fd63?

For interface work: #F7FAF4 as the surface, #D7EDC0 for borders, #749B4B for secondary text, #8561FF as an accent and #427E02 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #FDFA63 and #66FD63 stays calm, while #AD63FD is the loudest partner.

What is #b3fd63 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(29%, 0%, 61%, 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 #b3fd63 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 49 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #ECFD63; nudged cooler, #79FF61.

Work with #b3fd63 in the Color Lab