What color is #B9E5BD?

#B9E5BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E5BD?

The RGB value is 185, 229, 189: 185 red, 229 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E5BD?

The complementary color is #E5B9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E5BD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E5BD color

#B9E5BD rgb(185, 229, 189)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9E5BD is a light, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 89.8% green and 74.1% blue (185, 229, 189).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 46% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Glaucous Green (#B3E8C2), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.01:1).

#B9E5BD color codes

HEX	`#B9E5BD`
RGB	`rgb(185, 229, 189)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 89.8%, 74.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 46%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 19%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 17%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.01, -21.84, 14.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.01, 26.43, 145.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.21, 70.026, 58.636)`
Decimal	`12182973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E5BD, 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 #B9E5BD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E5BD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.01:1	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 #B9E5BD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e5bd; }
.text { color: #b9e5bd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e5bd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 229 189 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e5bd, #b9e5d3); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #B9E5BD?: #B9E5BD is a light, desaturated green, closest to the named color Glaucous Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E5BD?: The RGB value is 185, 229, 189: 185 red, 229 green and 189 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E5BD?: The complementary color is #E5B9E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E5BD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.