What color is #B9E0B9?

#B9E0B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E0B9?

The RGB value is 185, 224, 185: 185 red, 224 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E0B9?

The complementary color is #E0B9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E0B9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E0B9 color

#B9E0B9 rgb(185, 224, 185)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9E0B9 is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 87.8% green and 72.5% blue (185, 224, 185).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 39% saturation and 80% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Big Spender (#ACDDAF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#B9E0B9 color codes

HEX	`#B9E0B9`
RGB	`rgb(185, 224, 185)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 87.8%, 72.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 39%, 80%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.57, -20.08, 14.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.57, 25.04, 143.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.418, 67.127, 55.927)`
Decimal	`12181689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E0B9, 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 #B9E0B9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E0B9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #B9E0B9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e0b9; }
.text { color: #b9e0b9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e0b9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 224 185 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e0b9, #b9e0cd); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9E0B9?: #B9E0B9 is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Big Spender. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E0B9?: The RGB value is 185, 224, 185: 185 red, 224 green and 185 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E0B9?: The complementary color is #E0B9E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E0B9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.