What color is #B9E8B6?

#B9E8B6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #B9E8B6?

The RGB value is 185, 232, 182: 185 red, 232 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #B9E8B6?

The complementary color is #E5B6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #B9E8B6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#B9E8B6 color

#B9E8B6 rgb(185, 232, 182)

Shades of green

The hex color #B9E8B6 is a light, moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 72.5% red, 91% green and 71.4% blue (185, 232, 182).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 52% saturation and 81% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celadon (#ACE1AF), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.28:1).

#B9E8B6 color codes

HEX	`#B9E8B6`
RGB	`rgb(185, 232, 182)`
RGB percent	`rgb(72.5%, 91%, 71.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 52%, 81%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 22%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 22%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.68, -24.5, 19.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.68, 31.29, 141.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.306, 71.403, 55.01)`
Decimal	`12183734`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #B9E8B6, 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 #B9E8B6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#B9E8B6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.28:1	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 #B9E8B6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #b9e8b6; }
.text { color: #b9e8b6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #b9e8b6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(185 232 182 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #b9e8b6, #b6e8cc); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #B9E8B6?: #B9E8B6 is a light, moderate green, closest to the named color Celadon. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #B9E8B6?: The RGB value is 185, 232, 182: 185 red, 232 green and 182 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #B9E8B6?: The complementary color is #E5B6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #B9E8B6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.