What color is #B9DFAB?

#B9DFAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9DFAB?

The RGB value is 185, 223, 171: 185 red, 223 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9DFAB?

The complementary color is #D1ABDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9DFAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9DFAB color

#B9DFAB rgb(185, 223, 171)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9DFAB is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 87.5% green and 67.1% blue (185, 223, 171).

Its hue angle is 104°, with 45% saturation and 77% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Fizz (#B1DBAA), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.21:1).

#B9DFAB color codes

HEX	`#B9DFAB`
RGB	`rgb(185, 223, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 87.5%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(104, 45%, 77%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(104, 23%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 23%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.01, -21.93, 21.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.01, 30.7, 135.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.744, 66.029, 48.433)`
Decimal	`12181419`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9DFAB, 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 #B9DFAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9DFAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.21:1	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 #B9DFAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9dfab; }
.text { color: #b9dfab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9dfab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 223 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9dfab, #abdfb7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9DFAB?: #B9DFAB is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Fizz. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9DFAB?: The RGB value is 185, 223, 171: 185 red, 223 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9DFAB?: The complementary color is #D1ABDF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9DFAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.