What color is #B9DB91?

#B9DB91 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9DB91?

The RGB value is 185, 219, 145: 185 red, 219 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9DB91?

The complementary color is #B391DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9DB91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9DB91 color

#B9DB91 rgb(185, 219, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9DB91 is a light, moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 85.9% green and 56.9% blue (185, 219, 145).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 51% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Sage Sensation (#B2E191), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.6:1).

#B9DB91 color codes

HEX	`#B9DB91`
RGB	`rgb(185, 219, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 85.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 51%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 34%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 34%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.45, -23.85, 32.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.45, 40.56, 126.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.449, 63.021, 36.289)`
Decimal	`12180369`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9DB91, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #B9DB91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9DB91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #B9DB91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9db91; }
.text { color: #b9db91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9db91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 219 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9db91, #94db91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pistachio.

Questions

What color is #B9DB91?: #B9DB91 is a light, moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Sage Sensation. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9DB91?: The RGB value is 185, 219, 145: 185 red, 219 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9DB91?: The complementary color is #B391DB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9DB91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.6:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.