Light green

#b3c5bd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for light green, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

This is Light green, a muted green at 153 degrees. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. It works beside earthy oranges for contrast, or with other greens for a calm monochrome.

Light green color values

Every conversion for #b3c5bd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#b3c5bd

RGB179, 197, 189

HSL153, 13%, 74%

HSV153, 9%, 77%

CMYK9%, 0%, 4%, 23%

Lab77.99, -7.66, 1.91

XYZ47.74, 53.19, 55.89

Decimal11781565

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone5503 C

Shades of light green

#9fb6ac #8ca79b #78988a #678779 #587367 #496056 #3a4c44 #2b3933 #1c2521 #0d1110

Tints of light green

#bacac3 #c0cfc8 #c7d4ce #cdd9d4 #d4deda #dbe3df #e1e8e5 #e8edeb #eef2f0 #f5f7f6

Colors that go with light green

Complementary#c5b3bb Analogous#b3c5b4 Analogous#b3c4c5 Triadic#bdb3c5 Triadic#c5bdb3 Split complementary#c5b3c4 Split complementary#c5b4b3

Light green in print

The cmyk build is well inside gamut, so what you see on screen is close to what prints. The cmyk build is 9, 0, 4, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #b3c5bd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

9 0 4 23

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

12 4 8 29

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Light green in css

Copy #b3c5bd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #b3c5bd; }
.text { color: #b3c5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b3c5bd; }

How light green looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Light green and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #b3c5bd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #b3c5bd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Light green on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #b3c5bd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around light green? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn light green into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #b3c5bd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from light green, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Here is how the numbers for #b3c5bd are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.