What color is #B9DFC8?

#B9DFC8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9DFC8?

The RGB value is 185, 223, 200: 185 red, 223 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9DFC8?

The complementary color is #DFB9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9DFC8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9DFC8 color

#B9DFC8 rgb(185, 223, 200)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9DFC8 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 87.5% green and 78.4% blue (185, 223, 200).

Its hue angle is 144°, with 37% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mother Nature (#BDE1C4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#B9DFC8 color codes

HEX	`#B9DFC8`
RGB	`rgb(185, 223, 200)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 87.5%, 78.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(144, 37%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(144, 17%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 10%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.63, -16.88, 7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.63, 18.34, 157.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.818, 67.258, 64.621)`
Decimal	`12181448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9DFC8, 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 #B9DFC8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9DFC8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #B9DFC8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9dfc8; }
.text { color: #b9dfc8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9dfc8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 223 200 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9dfc8, #b9dfdb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Celadon.

Questions

What color is #B9DFC8?: #B9DFC8 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Mother Nature. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9DFC8?: The RGB value is 185, 223, 200: 185 red, 223 green and 200 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9DFC8?: The complementary color is #DFB9D0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9DFC8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.