What color is #B9E141?

#B9E141 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Queen of Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E141?

The RGB value is 185, 225, 65: 185 red, 225 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E141?

The complementary color is #6941E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E141?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E141 color

#B9E141 rgb(185, 225, 65)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9E141 is a moderate yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 88.2% green and 25.5% blue (185, 225, 65).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 73% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Queen of Gardens (#BBDD55), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.91:1).

#B9E141 color codes

HEX	`#B9E141`
RGB	`rgb(185, 225, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 88.2%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 73%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 71%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 71%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.25, -34.25, 69.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.25, 77.66, 116.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.888, 64.546, 14.936)`
Decimal	`12181825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E141, 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 #B9E141	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E141 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.91:1	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 #B9E141 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e141; }
.text { color: #b9e141; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e141; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 225 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e141, #69e141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Yellow Green.

Questions

What color is #B9E141?: #B9E141 is a moderate yellow-green, closest to the named color Queen of Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E141?: The RGB value is 185, 225, 65: 185 red, 225 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E141?: The complementary color is #6941E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E141?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.91:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.